John Shelby Spong Quotes About Slaves

Quotes about: Slaves

• Some people in the church, like Martin Luther King, Jr., came out against segregation. But if you look at the bulk of organized religion, you will discover that it endorsed slavery and quoted the Bible to approve it; the Pope even owned slaves.

  John Shelby Spong

  Kings, People, Church

  Source: mormon-chronicles.blogspot.com

• In supporting argument for segregation, Paul [the apostol] addresses the people in his epistle to the Colossians, and he tells them how to treat their slaves. "Slaves, obey your masters. Masters, be kind to yourslaves." Paul was in favor of a kinder and gentler slavery; it never occurred to him to raise the question about whether slavery itself was immoral.

  John Shelby Spong

  People, Slavery, Addresses

  Source: mormon-chronicles.blogspot.com

• I find it fascinating that Paul [the apostol], writing to the Galatians, responds to the question, "What does it mean to live in Christ?" by saying, "There is no longer Jew or Greek,
  there is no longer slave or free, there is no longer male and female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus."

  John Shelby Spong

  Jesus, Mean, Writing

  Source: mormon-chronicles.blogspot.com

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