Bible Quote by John Shelby Spong

When I grew up in the South, I was taught that segregation was the will of God, and the Bible was quoted to prove…

— John Shelby Spong

“Many politicians and preachers defended slavery, citing the Bible’s approval of the practice, the inferiority of the African race, the value of preserving the…

— Steven Pinker

The Bible is a radically pro-slavery document. Slave owners waved Bibles over their heads in the Civil War and justified it.

— Dan Savage

The Bible is a radically pro-slavery document. Slave owners waved Bibles over their heads during the Civil War and justified it.

— Dan Savage

“Slavery and the Bible? First Corinthians 7:21 told slaves to take the opportunity to be free. Let me put forth that God commanded the…

— Gina Turner

“Slavery proved to be a much more complicated issue for American evangelicals both North and South, who discovered that their religious attitudes and interpretations…

— Andrew Himes

Some people in the church, like Martin Luther King, Jr., came out against segregation. But if you look at the bulk of organized religion,…

— John Shelby Spong

“If everyone was so keen to Christianize the slaves, why weren’t they taught to read the Bible for themselves?”

— Sue Monk Kidd

However, I am willing to hear what you can produce from Scripture in favor of any kind of slavery.

— Samuel Hopkins

“If there really is a perfect will of God we are meant to discover, in which we will find tremendous freedom and fulfillment, why…

— Kevin DeYoung

In schools of theology Negroes are taught the interpretation of the Bible worked out by those who have justified segregation and winked at the…

— Carter G. Woodson

“The slavery debate alerts us to self-justifying tendencies at work in how we use the Bible. Whenever our interpretation leads to injustice, oppression, or…

— Alice Mathews