"I think that anything that begins to give people a sense of their own worth and dignity is God."
― John Shelby Spong
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God
More From John Shelby Spong
- "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."
- "If you begin to give people hope that there is a brighter future, there is a new tomorrow, then the people who were yesterday’s terrorists become tomorrow’s elected officials and they’re part of the system."
- "It appears to be in the nature of religion itself to be prejudiced against those who are different."
More In God
- "Men must be governed by God or they will be ruled by tyrants."― William Penn
- "Sabbath – a weekly festival having its origin in the fact that God made the world in six days and was arrested on the seventh."― Ambrose Bierce
- "Often when I finish a film I’ll have that feeling inside me: ‘I never want to do this ever again. I don’t want to pretend anymore. I want to be myself and do that.’ And then, thank God, that feeling goes away after a month or so and I’m raring to go again."― Jeff Bridges