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We must get back to a very strong Christianity... Christianity shaped America and England, and we need to get back to those moral foundations that made us great.
George Carey
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If someone talks about union, fidelity, a monogamous relationship, love, blessing; I would say it sounds like marriage to me. And blessing, you see, I think is undermining our sacrament of marriage.
George Carey
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I think what Calvinism may offer us is that God's in charge of his world.
George Carey
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If there are Muslims who believe that they've got to kill Christians to make a way for the Islamic faith in the West, not only would they be disappointed, but it will lead to conflict, there's no doubt about that.
George Carey
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I believe with all my heart that the Church of Jesus Christ should be a Church of blurred edges.
George Carey
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We've got to find ways of confronting the issues that divide - and at the heart of cultural issues, you often find religions.
George Carey
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What I'd say about that is that we must respect homosexuals in the church. I've got many homosexual friends, the issue is not in any way a homophobic reaction on my part.
George Carey
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One I've been passionately committed to, of course, is women's ministry; I believe solidly in it as a Gospel issue and we've found our way through that.
George Carey
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I see no room in holy Scripture for any sexual activity outside of matrimony.
George Carey
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In my time as Archbishop of Canterbury I've seen a growing sense of unity and mission.
George Carey
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People have described me as a management bishop but I say to my critics, Jesus was a management expert too.
George Carey
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When the fire of prayer goes out, the barrenness of busyness takes over.
George Carey
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I think what has happened, actually, is that September 11 has given a spur, a renewed urgency, to dialogue between the great faiths.
George Carey
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