The church belongs to its hierarchy, which is men in power. Those outside the hierarchy, and especially women, are at best only renters and at worst squatters in religious territory. — Sonia Johnson Copy Share Image
The spirit of religious totalitarianism is abroad in the world; it is in the very air we breathe today in this land. Everywhere are those who claim to have a corner on righteousness, on direct access to God ... The… — Sonia Johnson Copy Share Image
How desperately we wish to maintain our trust in those we love! In the face of everything, we try to find reasons to trust.… — Sonia Johnson Copy Share Image
I like to remind people what radical means -- 'at the root of things.' It shouldn't be considered a pejorative. There isn't a great… — Sonia Johnson Copy Share Image
I still feel Mormon. Those men in Salt Lake City can't decide who's Mormon and who isn't. — Sonia Johnson Copy Share Image
Freedom is necessary for honesty, honesty for integrity, integrity for power, power for creativity, and all of them for intimacy. — Sonia Johnson Copy Share Image
In our home we grew up thinking we were Mormons first and human beings second. — Sonia Johnson Copy Share Image
I liked the name of the amendment. I couldn't help feeling uneasy that the church was opposing something with a name as beautiful as… — Sonia Johnson Copy Share Image
There has been only one war fought literally worldwide, affecting every living thing, and that has been men's all-out, non-stop, millennia-long war against women,… — Sonia Johnson Copy Share Image
We don't need someone to show us the ropes. We are the ones we've been waiting for. Deep inside us we know the feelings… — Sonia Johnson Copy Share Image
We survive day by day on this planet by adjusting down, adjusting down. Little by little, imperceptibly, we adjust to increasingly deadly conditions, and… — Sonia Johnson Copy Share Image
