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1. "God calls all of his children to the table. We can disagree and even say a lot of hateful things, but what we can't do in good conscience is leave the table. Or demand that someone else not be at the table." ~ Gene Robinson

2. "Stability is why society has an interest in marriage." ~ Gene Robinson

3. "Discerning the will of God is a very tricky thing, partly because, you know, the little voice in my head can either be God's voice or it can be my own ego doing a magnificent impression of God's voice." ~ Gene Robinson

4. "The state's interest in marriage is stability. Generally speaking, polygamy does not work for stability. Inherent in the whole polygamous movement is a deep and abiding misogyny and denigration of women. So polygamy is objectionable on lots of grounds." ~ Gene Robinson

5. "Historically speaking, institutions are slow to change and usually resistant to any sudden moves - churches especially so." ~ Gene Robinson

6. "I will always speak out when someone says that a principle or a rule or a tradition trumps people." ~ Gene Robinson

7. "I've long been really intrigued with what is the... proper role of faith and religion in public life." ~ Gene Robinson

8. "Left to our own devices and passions, we human beings have a hard time seeing beyond what is immediately in front of us." ~ Gene Robinson

9. "Only God is the same yesterday, today and tomorrow. The Church has always been changing." ~ Gene Robinson

10. "The bees learn where they live by landmarks. If they're moved within their home range, they get confused." ~ Gene Robinson

11. "When you claim to have the truth, as opposed to the truth as you perceive it, then you move us toward a theocratic view of government." ~ Gene Robinson

12. "You know, I think Jesus was famous and also in a lot of trouble because he always chose people over sort of established procedures." ~ Gene Robinson

13. "Faith is a dynamic and ever-changing process, not some fixed body of truth that exists outside our world and our understanding. God's truth may be fixed and unchanging, but our comprehension of that truth will always be partial and flawed at best." ~ Gene Robinson

14. "I think my election is one of several indications that gay and lesbian folk are being brought more into the center of things. I'd like to think that my election signals my bringing of gay and lesbian folk into the center of the church." ~ Gene Robinson

15. "If indeed this is the work of God... then it's a crisis that calls for the church to be its very best self, and not worry about risking itself for the right thing." ~ Gene Robinson

16. "The truly longstanding tradition in the church is that some are called to celibacy. Some feel called to it. But the church has never supported that celibacy be mandated for someone not called to it. It's never imposed on someone." ~ Gene Robinson

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