Bad thing Quote by Shane Claiborne
“We see God all the time here. People only hear bad things about our neighborhood. Kensington is known as the badlands. I always say you have to be careful when you call a place the badlands because that is exactly what they said about Nazareth. Nothing good can come from there. I think we see God in the margins.”
About This Quote
Source Speech: Homelessness and Hope, 2015
We often overlook divine presence in marginalized places, labeling them negatively.
In simple terms: See God in overlooked places.
Key Takeaway
Seek value beyond stigma.
Themes
compassion
social justice
perception
Mood
hopeful
critical
Type
inspirational
social
When to use this quote
- community outreach
- neighborhood revitalization
- media literacy
- personal bias awareness
Key Concepts
theology
urban sociology
Questions to Reflect On
- How does labeling affect community health?
- What can we learn from marginalized voices?
A Different Perspective
Stigma can blind us to positive aspects.
![“Richard [Carrier] takes the extremist position that Jesus of Nazareth never even existed, that there was no such person in history. This is a position that is so extreme that to call it marginal would be an understatement; it doesn't even appear on the map of contemporary New Testament scholarship.” quote by William Lane Craig](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/79f/william-lane-craig-8716_carrier_richard-carrier-takes-the-extremist-posi_493423.jpg)
