The role of religions in the domination and destruction of African civilizations was ruthless... Islam was as guilty as all the rest.

I believe in spirituality, which is out there.

You can see in our churches most of the males are pastors. Most of the deacons are males. But if the woman withdrew her support from our churches, you'd have to close the doors.

Man's attitude towards the universe and his opinion of the universe predates the scientific probe of the universe.

All life is a test one way or the other.

I think that Jesus-dependency has taken over our minds, and too many of our institutions.

People get overwhelmed with folklore as fact. Take the Exodus. The Exodus did not occur. It could not have occurred. Wasn't necessary for it to occur. The Jews walked into Africa over a 16-mile land until they built the Suez Canal - that land is still there. Why would they have to leave by the sea. They didn't come by the sea. Certain people think you are against their religion when you use common sense.