Carolina QuotesTrue religion is not about possessing the truth. No religion does that. It is rather an invitation into a journey that leads one toward the mystery of God. Idolatry is religion pretending that it has all the answers.
John Shelby Spong Carolinian
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"Q&A on The Parliament of the World's Religions," weekly mailing, 2007-SEP-05, as reported on Religious Tolerance.org
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- 2007
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“True religion is not about possessing the truth. No religion…” John Shelby Spong. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-84EA1D16D5. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/84ea1d16d5
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