Quotes
Quote of the Day: Willamette University law professor Gwynne Skinner
By Ron Ribiat — May 20, 2014
“I think the train has left the station. I just can’t see a huge step back.” — Willamette University law professor Gwynne Skinner, quoted by The Oregonian, after a federal judge struck down Oregon’s ban on same-sex marriage
Quote of the Day: Rabbi Shmuley Boteach of Englewood, N.J.
By Ron Ribiat — May 19, 2014
“I’m not interested in perfect people. This isn’t a dinner for angels.” — Rabbi Shmuley Boteach, host of the Champions of Jewish Values International Awards Gala, which featured New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, who has angered Jews with comments about the Palestinian territories, and Texas Gov. Rick Perry, who flubbed a debate performance during the 2012 […]
Quote of the Day: Colleen Simon of Kansas City, Mo.
By Ron Ribiat — May 16, 2014
“I knew this was a losing engagement. I was just hoping for a longer engagement.” — Colleen Simon, who was forced out of her job as director of a food pantry at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church because she is a lesbian and married to another woman. She was quoted by the Kansas City Star.
Quote of the Day: “Kosher Lust” author Rabbi Shmuley Boteach
By Ron Ribiat — May 14, 2014
“The moment you see orgasm as a transcendent experience and one that can lead to mystical union, it’s truly transformative. We don’t know how to deal with orgasm in American sexuality. For us, it’s just something that proves that the sexual encounter is over. The whole experience of sex is a means to an end. It […]
Quote of the Day: Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal
By Ron Ribiat — May 13, 2014
“I read the words of Jesus Christ, and I realized that they were true. I used to think that I had found God, but I believe it is more accurate to say that He found me.” — Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, a convert to Christianity from Hinduism, addressing the graduates of Liberty University in Lynchburg, […]
Quote of the Day: Pope Francis
By Ron Ribiat — May 12, 2014
“If – for example – tomorrow an expedition of Martians came, and some of them came to us, here… Martians, right? Green, with that long nose and big ears, just like children paint them… And one says, ‘But I want to be baptized!’ What would happen?” — Pope Francis, in a homily about how the […]
Quote of the Day: Washington lobbyist Jack Burkman
By Ron Ribiat — May 9, 2014
“The NFL, like most of the rest of American business, is about to learn that when you trample the Christian community and Christian values there will be a terrible financial price to pay.” — Washington lobbyist Jack Burkman, promising a boycott of whatever NFL team signs the University of Missouri’s Michael Sam, who recently came […]
Quote of the Day: David and Jason Benham
By Ron Ribiat — May 8, 2014
“With all of the grotesque things that can be seen and heard on television today you would think there would be room for two twin brothers who are faithful to our families, committed to biblical principles, and dedicated professionals. If our faith costs us a television show then so be it.” — David and Jason […]
Quote of the Day: Roanoke County (Va.) Supervisor Al Bedrosian
By Ron Ribiat — May 7, 2014
“The freedom of religion doesn’t mean that every religion has to be heard. If we allow everything … where do you draw the line?” — Al Bedrosian, a member of the Roanoke County (Va.) Board of Supervisors, in an interview with the Roanoke Times about his plans to have a Christians-only prayer policy at county meetings after […]
Quote of the Day: 80s pop icon Rick Springfield
By Ron Ribiat — May 6, 2014
“There’s something very attractive about seeing nuns walking down the street. It’s not a sexual thing for me; I know it is for some guys.” — 80s pop icon Rick Springfield, in an interview with USA Today about his new novel, “Magnificent Vibration,” that features a nun named Alice.
Quote of the Day: Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore
By Ron Ribiat — May 5, 2014
“Buddha didn’t create us, Muhammad didn’t create us, it was the God of the Holy Scriptures … They didn’t bring the Quran over on the pilgrim ship, Mayflower. Let’s get real, let’s go back and learn our history. Let’s stop playing games.” — Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice Roy Moore, speaking at a Pastor for Life luncheon in […]
Quote of the Day: Stan Noffsinger of the Church of the Brethren
By Kevin Eckstrom — May 2, 2014
“We pray God’s unconditional love will touch the consciences of the men who did this.” _ Stan Noffsinger, general secretary of the Church of the Brethren in the U.S., commenting on the kidnapping of 234 Nigerian schoolgirls, many of whom are affiliated with the Church of the Brethren in Nigeria.
Quote of the Day: Atlanta Archbishop Wilton Gregory
By Kevin Eckstrom — May 1, 2014
“Churches and other places of worship are intended to be sanctuaries — holy sites where people come to pray and to worship God. In this nation of ours, they have seldom been the locations where violence has disrupted the otherwise peaceful atmosphere. Yet even those occasions — rare as they may be — are not sufficient […]
Quote of the Day: The National Religious Campaign Against Torture
By Kevin Eckstrom — April 30, 2014
Equating baptism to an act of torture like waterboarding is sacrilegious – and particularly surprising coming from you as someone who has publicly professed your Christian faith. — The Rev. Ron Stief, executive director of the National Religious Campaign Against Torture, in an open letter for former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin after she told the […]
Quote of the Day: Former Vatican Secretary of State Tarcisio Bertone
By Ron Ribiat — April 29, 2014
“The spacious apartment like many residences in the old palaces of the Vatican is being dutifully restored (at my expense). It has been given to me to use temporarily and after me it will benefit someone else. As Pope St. John XXIII used to say, ‘I do not stop to pick up the stones that are thrown […]
