Amazing bell hooks quote of the day

Last updated on: October 29, 2012 at 6:16 pm by Sarah Moon

Amazing bell hooks quote of the day 2012-10-29T18:16:13-05:00 Sarah Moon

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From bell hooks’ book, All About Love: New Visions:

Religious fundamentalism is often represented as authentic spiritual practice and given a level of mass media exposure that countercultural religious thought and practice never receive. Usually, fundamentalists, be they Christian, Muslim, or any faith, shape and interpret religious thought to make it conform to and legitimize a conservative status quo. Fundamentalist thinkers use religion to justify supporting imperialism, militarism, sexism, racism, homophobia. They deny the unifying message of love that is at the heart of every major religious tradition…Imagine how different our lives would be if all the individuals who claim to be Christians, or who claim to be religious, were setting an example for everyone by being loving.

Yes, how different would our lives be? Let us imagine that.

And let us live that.

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