Accepting Quote by Rigoberta Menchu

The Bible has been the Magna Carta of the poor and of the oppressed.

— Thomas Huxley

The Bible has been the Magna Charta of the poor and of the oppressed.

— Thomas Huxley

In the Bible poverty is a scandalous condition inimical to human dignity and therefore contrary to the will of God.

— Gustavo Gutiérrez

There are 2,000 verses of Scripture that tell us we must be committed to protecting the poor and the oppressed... There is no concern…

— Tony Campolo

The bible informs us, compels us to care for the poor, to love the outcast, to serve the needy.

— David Platt

It is necessary for the welfare of the nation that men's lives be based on the principles of the Bible. No man, educated or…

— Theodore Roosevelt

The poor is the center of the Gospel. If we take out the poor, we cannot understand the message of Christ

— Pope Francis

Think what the world could look like if we took care of the poor even half as well as we do our Bibles!

— Dorothy Day

If we take the poor away from the Gospel, we won't be able to understand the whole message of Jesus Christ.

— Pope Francis

All that has been done to weaken the foundation of an implicit faith in the Bible, as a whole, has been at the expense…

— J. G. Holland

“We must reacquaint ourselves with the Scriptures, learning to read them in life-giving ways. Truly, many of us have been deeply hurt by those…

— Emily C. Heath

The Bible is big in the religion, treating people as you want to be treated.

— Jacqueline Woodson