"These codes aren’t enforced by women of color, in the overwhelming majority of the time. They’re enforced by the children of privilege."

"By proclaiming yourself politically incorrect, you were announcing that you were a a brave opponent of stultifying orthodoxies, even if your actual opinions were as vanilla as the Michigan Womyn's Music Festival."

"It's not fair to them. They can't get immunized; they have to rely on their friends and colleagues and community to help protect them."

"For the last 30 years, Greyston Bakery, in Yonkers, N.Y., has made it a policy to hire anyone who comes in the door."

"I assume people think I left over denominational stances on alcohol or LGBTQ inclusion or other theological reasons. Those almost feel like nobler reasons. I left because I had shallow roots. I left because the people who taught me to be a pastor, who were the greatest examples of pastors in my life, seemed to be constantly under fire by the church they were serving."

"The president’s plan to pay for community college tuition would help cover the overall cost of attendance, allowing low-income students to use some of their Pell grants to pay for books, transportation, and living expenses."

“I’m glad when my colleagues start waving around the Constitution.”

We shared the same air but could not communicate. Breaking those blocks down was one of the great experiences of my life.”

'I was like' is neither just 'I said' or 'I thought,' but an opening into either direct quotation or inner condition."

Steve Thorngate

The Century managing editor is also a church musician and songwriter.

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