All religion seems to need to prove that it’s the only truth. And that’s where it turns demonic. — John Shelby Spong
I admire our ancestors, whoever they were. I think the first self-conscious person must have shaken in his boots. — John Shelby Spong
I think that anything that begins to give people a sense of their own worth and dignity is God. — John Shelby Spong
If you begin to give people hope that there is a brighter future, there is a new tomorrow — John Shelby Spong
Terrorism is a real despair. These are people for whom life has been so negative that they’re willing — John Shelby Spong
You learn that you either are going to have a police state where you don’t have any freedom left — John Shelby Spong