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John Shelby Spong Quotes

It appears to be in the nature of religion itself to be prejudiced against those who are different Picture Quote #1

I go where I’m invited. And all I can tell you is if we accepted every invitation we had, I’d be away every day of my life Picture Quote #1

Christianity is, I believe, about expanded life, heightened consciousness and achieving a new humanity. It is not about closed minds, supernatural interventions, a fallen creation, guilt, original sin or divine rescue Picture Quote #1

Terrorism is a real despair. These are people for whom life has been so negative that they’re willing to die if they can take down some of their enemies Picture Quote #1

I do assert that one prepares for eternity not by being religious and keeping the rules, but by living fully, loving wastefully, and daring to be all that each of us has the capacity to be Picture Quote #1

You can’t have a world where 50 percent of the people are dieting and 50 percent of the people are starving if you want stability Picture Quote #1

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I want the traditional family upheld, but I don’t want it upheld to the detriment of other people Picture Quote #1

Prayer cannot be a request made to a theistic deity to act in human history in a particular way Picture Quote #1

Apologetic explanations do not develop unless there is a reality that has to be explained and defended. Jesus was undeniably a figure of history Picture Quote #1

I don’t think much about my physical body going off into the long, green fairways of heaven to play golf Picture Quote #1

Jesus becomes the captive of the hysterically religious, the chronically fearful, the insecure and even the neurotic among us, or he becomes little more than a fading memory, the symbol of an age that is no more and a nostalgic reminder of our believing past. To me, neither option is worth pursuing Picture Quote #1

The church is like a swimming pool. Most of the noise comes from the shallow end Picture Quote #1

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I would like the church to be a place where the questions of people are honored rather than a place where we have all the answers. The church has to get out of propaganda. The future will involve us in more interfaith dialogue... We cannot say we have the only truth Picture Quote #1

All religion seems to need to prove that it’s the only truth. And that’s where it turns demonic. Because that’s when you get religious wars and persecutions and burning heretics at the stake Picture Quote #1

When the dust settles and the pages of history are written, it will not be the angry defenders of intolerance who have made the difference. The reward will go to those who dared to step outside the safety of their privacy in order to expose and rout the prevailing prejudices Picture Quote #1

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It appears to be in the nature of religion itself to be prejudiced against those who are different (John Shelby Spong Quotes) I go where I’m invited. And all I can tell you is if we accepted every invitation we had, I’d be away every day of my life (John Shelby Spong Quotes) Christianity is, I believe, about expanded life, heightened consciousness and achieving a new humanity. It is not about closed minds, supernatural interventions, a fallen creation, guilt, original sin or divine rescue (John Shelby Spong Quotes) Terrorism is a real despair. These are people for whom life has been so negative that they’re willing to die if they can take down some of their enemies (John Shelby Spong Quotes) I do assert that one prepares for eternity not by being religious and keeping the rules, but by living fully, loving wastefully, and daring to be all that each of us has the capacity to be (John Shelby Spong Quotes) You can’t have a world where 50 percent of the people are dieting and 50 percent of the people are starving if you want stability (John Shelby Spong Quotes) I want the traditional family upheld, but I don’t want it upheld to the detriment of other people (John Shelby Spong Quotes) Prayer cannot be a request made to a theistic deity to act in human history in a particular way (John Shelby Spong Quotes) Apologetic explanations do not develop unless there is a reality that has to be explained and defended. Jesus was undeniably a figure of history (John Shelby Spong Quotes) I don’t think much about my physical body going off into the long, green fairways of heaven to play golf (John Shelby Spong Quotes) Jesus becomes the captive of the hysterically religious, the chronically fearful, the insecure and even the neurotic among us, or he becomes little more than a fading memory, the symbol of an age that is no more and a nostalgic reminder of our believing past. To me, neither option is worth pursuing (John Shelby Spong Quotes) The church is like a swimming pool. Most of the noise comes from the shallow end (John Shelby Spong Quotes) I would like the church to be a place where the questions of people are honored rather than a place where we have all the answers. The church has to get out of propaganda. The future will involve us in more interfaith dialogue... We cannot say we have the only truth (John Shelby Spong Quotes) All religion seems to need to prove that it’s the only truth. And that’s where it turns demonic. Because that’s when you get religious wars and persecutions and burning heretics at the stake (John Shelby Spong Quotes) When the dust settles and the pages of history are written, it will not be the angry defenders of intolerance who have made the difference. The reward will go to those who dared to step outside the safety of their privacy in order to expose and rout the prevailing prejudices (John Shelby Spong Quotes)

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