“Self-identified evangelicals in these two states are also much more likely than others to favor legal bans on interracial marriage: nearly one-fourth in Alabama, and one-third in Mississippi.”
“Catrina was arrested at gun point, handcuffed, and hauled off to the LaSalle Parish Jail. A search of her home turned up no evidence of drug use or drug dealing.”
“Read the story from the victim’s perspective. This is what defines the Christian imagination.”
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“The relevant question for faithful Christians is thus not whether Paul would have affirmed homosexual marriage: on the basis of the conceptual apparatus he had available, he would have been able to grasp neither the concept homosexual nor the Nicene affirmation that the Son is ‘of one substance’ with the Father. Even if, as is likely, he would have been alarmed on both counts, this does not settle the issue, for the force of Paul’s teaching may point toward developments that he would not have expected.”
“This is a matter of freedom, and I want people to be free.”
“What other species on the planet punishes the female for being impregnated by a male?”
“So, if I’m understanding Inhofe correctly, God needs our help to maintain Israeli security, but doesn’t need — much less want — our help to combat climate change.”
“When state and local taxes are taken into account along with federal taxes, the poorest fifth of households pays about 15 percent of income in taxes; the next fifth pays about 21 percent.”
“There is moral rot in America but it’s not found in the private behavior of ordinary people. It’s located in the public behavior of people who control our economy and are turning our democracy into a financial slush pump.”
“Like Niebuhr, Obama combines a love affair with the American experiment with an ethical critique of American presumption.”
“I like ‘raisin date,’ though. It has a certain Jenny Saykwa.”
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