Desmond Tutu Quotes

Six Quotes by: Bishop Desmond Tutu of Anglican Church of Southern Africa Archbishop of Cape Town, South Africa.

I would refuse to go to a homophobic heaven. No, I would say sorry, I mean I would much rather go to the other place. I would not worship a God who is homophobic and that is how deeply I feel about this.
Source here on the Internet. Dated: 27th July 2013.

And so God said, ‘I have a dream, I have a dream, that my, my children will come to know that they are family. I have a dream. I have a dream that they will recognize there are no outsiders in this family. That all, they all belong.’ Fantastic. Too many of us think it is, oh well, sentimental stuff. That isn’t it. Some of the most radical political stuff that we are family. All, all, held in an embrace of love that will not let us go. God gives up on no one. All. All rich, poor; tall, short; substantial, not so substantial; beautiful, not so beautiful; clever, stupid. All, all, all, men, women, children; old, young; white, black, red, yellow. All, all, all, all, all, gay, lesbian, so-called straight. All, all, all, all, all. {applause}…. God says, ‘Please, please help me realize this dream.’ And some of God’s best collaborators are the young, because you dream. You dream God’s dream.
Source here on the Internet. Dated: August 2008.
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In terms of the New Testament the Jews must suffer, therefore we will put it into practice if we will in charge and there will be no sympathy for the Jews when the blacks take over.
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If God, as they say, is homophobic, I wouldn't worship that God.
Source here on the Internet. Dated: November 2007.

God says, "Please, please help me realize this dream." And some of God's best collaborators are the young, because you dream. You dream God's dream.
Archbishop Desmond Tutu Speech. Dated: 18th March 2004
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The Holy Spirit is not limited to the Christian Church.... {and of Mahatma Gandhi, a Hindu} ... the Holy Spirit shines through him.
St. Alban's Cathedral, Pretoria, South Africa. Dated: 23rd November 1978
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