27 Quotes About Missionaries

One thoughtful Evangelical pastor said he approved of using the massacre for recruitment, as long as it was truly done for God. He bristled at "spiritual headhunters, just racking up another scalp. The Bible was never meant to be a club," he said. "If I'm using it as a weapon, that's really sad.

God, I don't really understand You but I know I can hug YOU..

Kindness that is fueled by guilt, pity, or colonialism is not kindness at all. Kindness is not currency or a commodity to be used to barter and bargain away the sins of our past or to alleviate our responsibility to be part of global recovery efforts in times of tragedy.

NGOs have a complicated space in neoliberal politics. They are supposed to mop up the anger. Even when they are doing good work, they are supposed to maintain the status quo. They are the missionaries of the corporate world.

Mange Christnes uordentlige Levnet haver maaskee bragt dem til at have saadanne Tanker om sig selv, hvoraf man seer, at det er fornødent, at de Colonier, som sendes til saadanne Steder, bestaae af skikkelige og vel moraliserede Folk, der ved uordentlig Levnet ikke forarge Hedninger. Derfore sagde og een iblant dem: Jeg vil ikke antage eders Lærdom; thi ieg kand derover blive lige saa ond som I andre ere.

...the redeeming Cross was stained with blood. Not that of the missionaries. Only that of indigenous peoples.

If it is your right to spread your Religions, I have every right to expose your vulture religions. F**K RELIGIONS!

Hata wamisionari, hasa wamisionari wa Kiprotestanti, hawakukitumia Kiingereza katika kueneza dini kwa sababu hadhira yao isingewaelewa. Badala yake walitumia lugha za makabila ya Kiswahili, hivyo kujikuta wakieneza zaidi utamaduni wa Kiswahili kuliko wa Kiingereza au Kijerumani.

Dr. Jerry promised his family that he would write a letter home each week. Over 1,200 letters document his life with the Batwa Pygmies. The letters share the "good, bad, and ugly" as Jerry wanted the readers to know the successes and failures. Readers who like stories of hope, stories that inspire, and stories of overcoming will want to read this book.