Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Comment on this quote Share via Email Print this Page Geoffrey Fisher Quote “In a civilized society, all crimes are likely to be sins, but most sins are not and ought not to be treated as crimes.” ~ Geoffrey Fisher Archbishop of CanterburyLook Magazine, 17 March 1959 Crime , Morals , Prison , Religion , Tolerance , Virtue Ratings and Comments Reply trinity dushon, S.F.,Ca. 1/31/08 Now should this be in the front of the bible or in the back, as a final comment...did God speak of sins or did he speak of crimes,...every one sins in one form or another, but do they all go to jail? Reply Mike, Norwalk 1/31/08 Reply Anonymous, Reston, VA US 1/31/08 Reply warren, olathe 1/31/08 God was not concerned with the government. What drivel trinity. Reply Ken, Allyn, WA 1/31/08 If we make government our god, then all of our crimes become sins. Reply E Archer, NYC 2/2/08 According to Mosaic law, sins and crimes were considered one and the same. The problem is when man dares to speak for God and to administer 'justice' (which often is just another man's view). SaveOk2 SaveOk2 View CommentsClick to view or comment. Share on Facebook Tweet Email Print This Geoffrey Fisher quote is found in these categories: Crime quotes Morals quotes Prison quotes Religion quotes Tolerance quotes Virtue quotes About Geoffrey Fisher Bio of Geoffrey Fisher Quotations by Geoffrey Fisher Books by/about Geoffrey Fisher Geoffrey Fisher videos Geoffrey Fisher on Wikipedia Astrological chart for Geoffrey Fisher