Jesus says in Luke that it all depends on what's in the heart when we do those things [nonconformist acts, like desegregation, women's suffrage, conscientious objection]. It's why we do what we do that counts. But there's the stumbling block. Why we do anything is hardly ever for a single reason. Our motives aren't just mixed; they are often in contradiction to one another.
— Joan Chittister, Gospel Days