I was certainly open for something being on the edge of a nervous breakdown, perplexed by my own sexuality. I was gay. Lionel Blue breakdownedgegay Change image and share on social
Someone gave me a New Testament. I had never before read it systematically. Some parts made sense, some parts shocked me. Lionel Blue givemakepart Change image and share on social
This Christian poison hasn't stopped yet. Lionel Blue christianpoisonstop Change image and share on social
I thought of such Christian inventions as the ghetto and the Jewish badge of shame. The Nazis didn't have to go very far to pick up their know-how. Lionel Blue badgechristianghetto Change image and share on social
I have begun to sympathetically understand Paul, though I don't like him much. Lionel Blue beginpaulsympathetically Change image and share on social
In speaking of Jesus, I must speak about Christianity because I do not think it possible or profitable to divide the two. Lionel Blue christianitydividejesus Change image and share on social
The secular world is more spiritual than it thinks, just as the ecclesiastical world is more materialist than it cares to acknowledge. Lionel Blue acknowledgecareecclesiastical Change image and share on social
I am pleased now that I have lived in a gay as well as a religious ghetto, though it hasn't been very comfortable. Taken together, their limitations cancel each other out and I have seen the world more kindly and more honestly. Lionel Blue cancelcomfortablegay share on social
I was not allowed a physical lover. Falling in love with Love was the best I could get. Lionel Blue allowfalllove Change image and share on social
