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"The way you treat other people is the only meaningful expression of your #belief system anyway; it is the space where your #values are on full display."

"When it comes to the heart of it all, your #religion isn't what you believe, your religion is how you treat people."

From John Pavlovitz's book "If #God is Love, Don't be a Jerk: finding a #faith that makes us better humans", Chapter 15.

(Which I *thoroughly* recommend: https://johnpavlovitz.com/if-god-is-love-dont-be-a-jerk/)

If God Is Love, Don’t Be a Jerk - john pavlovitz

Thou shalt not be horrible. Imagine for a moment what the world might look like if we as people of faith, morality, and conscience aspired to this mantra. What if we were fully burdened to create a world that was more loving and equitable than when we arrived? What if we invited one another to… Continue Reading If God Is Love, Don’t Be a Jerk

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HumanistQuaker Nov 16, 2022

Similarly, I often find myself returning to these words by Cory Booker:

"Before you speak to me about your #religion, first show it to me in how you treat other people; before you tell me how much you love your #God, show me in how much you #love all His children; before you preach to me of your passion for your #faith, teach me about it through your #compassion for your neighbours.
In the end, I’m not as interested in what you have to tell or sell as I am in how you choose to live and give."