"But the Bible speaks against it, and because the Bible speaks against it, we allow rampant sin including homosexuality and lying, and to me lying is just as b ad as homosexuality, and we've allowed this sin to run rampant in our nation"
- Reggie White
About this Quote
In this quote, Reggie White is revealing his belief that the Bible condemns specific behaviors, such as homosexuality and lying. He argues that because society has strayed from following the mentors of the Bible, these sins have become extensive and accepted. White relates lying with homosexuality, mentioning that both are similarly hazardous and have been permitted to flourish in our nation. He likely believes that by disregarding the Bible's mentors, we have opened the door for other sins to end up being stabilized. White's words recommend a strong belief in the significance of following spiritual concepts and the repercussions of differing them.
This quote is written / told by Reggie White between December 19, 1961 and December 26, 2004. He/she was a famous Athlete from USA.
The author also have 5 other quotes.
"When the missionaries came to Africa they had the Bible and we had the land. They said "Let us pray." We closed our eyes. When we opened them we had the Bible and they had the land"
"Every nut who kills people has a Bible lying around. If you're looking for violent rape imagery, the Bible's right there in your hotel room. If you just want to look up ways to screw people up, there it is, and you're justified because God told you to"
"Unless we form the habit of going to the Bible in bright moments as well as in trouble, we cannot fully respond to its consolations because we lack equilibrium between light and darkness"
"A book is sent out into the world, and there is no way of fully anticipating the responses it will elicit. Consider the responses called forth by the Bible, Homer, Shakespeare - let alone contemporary poetry or a modern novel"