4 Josefa Vosanibola Quotes on Religion

Josefa Vosanibola quotes on religion

1. 'I fear God and if He is there for me, who else can be against me.' (10 June 2005, Explaining his refusal to have police protection or bodyguards, despite threats to the lives of some of his cabinet colleagues).

2. 'It was the scriptures that urged the people of this land to be tolerant and forgiving of others, even though they disagreed with their values and ways of life.'

3. 'Instead we tell the church to shut its mouth and even condemn it when at times it chooses to illuminate issues on a spiritual and moral basis, when it points to the need for tolerance, repentance, forgiving and sharing - the same principles it professed in the early days that chartered the course of modern day.'

4. 'Indeed all people of this country owe a vote of gratitude to the church for what it has done to this country in the course of our civilisation. I urge us to recognise this and offer our thanks to the church for its part in shaping the course of our history.'