Once you have hierarchy you need rules to protect and administer it, and then you need law and the enforcement of the rules, and you end up with some kind of chain of command or system of order that destroys… — William P. Young Copy Share Image
I think one of the greatest losses to humanity was the domination of women. I think every religious system has found ways to be kind to them in a kind of subordinate way. Very patronizing, very colonial. But if you… — William P. Young Copy Share Image
I don't want my kids growing up with the image of God that I had -- Plato's white grandfatherly god -- because that god… — William P. Young Copy Share Image
Because you continue to inhabit and believe your metaphors, you cannot see what is true. — William P. Young Copy Share Image
“Religion must use law to empower itself and control the people who they need in order to survive.” — William P. Young Copy Share Image
Once you have hierarchy you need rules to protect and administer it, and then you need law and the enforcement of the rules, and… — William P. Young Copy Share Image
“(Jesus speaking) "An awful lot of what is done in my name has nothing to do with me and is often, even if unintentional,… — William P. Young Copy Share Image
I often find that getting head issues out of the way first makes the heart stuff easier to work on later. — William P. Young Copy Share Image
For me, everything is about Jesus and Father and the Holy Spirit, and relationships, and life is an adventure of faith lived one day… — William P. Young Copy Share Image
Relationships are never about power, and one way to avoid the will to hold power over another is to chose to limit to onself… — William P. Young Copy Share Image
It is my desire and intent to trust the multi-layered good purposes of God than in what humans fabricate out of their need and… — William P. Young Copy Share Image
Jesus was always challenging the dogma of religion. So, you know, it's not like I'm out there by myself. — William P. Young Copy Share Image
