Bases Quote by John Shelby Spong

Although we have not assigned God a sexual orientation, a height, or eye color, we have thought nothing of assigning a gender and a…

— Rosalie Maggio

“We are all the same. God has not chosen one group above another. When we dare to be aware, we will raise our understanding…

— James Van Praagh

“We therefore need discrimination in all things so that we may rightly assess every form of action. For him who possesses it, discrimination is…

— Saint Nikodimos

“Never look down on someone because God himself does not do so. No matter what defines the status, nationality or gender of a person,…

— Israelmore Ayivor

“Here is an example of what I mean. One of my professors was far more enlightened than I in his consistent opposition to racial…

— Thomas Talbott

“A personalized God can be a mere idol carved in our own image- a projection of our limited needs, fears, and desires. We can…

— Karen Armstrong

“Different states of consciousness project different images of God–loving or vengeful or jealous, energetic or terrifying, and different images of God affect the nature…

— Ravi Ravindra

Objecting to someone because of his religious beliefs is not the same thing as prejudice based on religious heritage, race, or gender.

— Jacob Weisberg

“...first we should not seek to derive the content of gender identity by mirroring God, because any femininity or masculinity we may find in…

— Miroslav Volf

“The misrepresentation of God as strictly male has wounded women in every area of their lives. Women are raped, abused, molested, trafficked and prostituted…

— Trista Hendren

“During the return flight from Rio de Janeiro I said that if a homosexual person is of goodwill and is in search of God,…

— Pope Francis

“None of us exists in this world apart from being one gender or another, and in fact our existence as male and female is…

— Ruth Haley Barton