Quotes in the News

“Condescending comments about the ‘gray-haired’ crowd ... should be as offensive and unacceptable as ridiculing persons because of race or gender. While always seeking to include persons of diverse ages, backgrounds and experience, we do not need fewer experienced persons to bring their unique gifts and resources to the mix. We need more.” --John Pierce

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“Condescending comments about the ‘gray-haired’ crowd … should be as offensive and unacceptable as ridiculing persons because of race or gender. While always seeking to include persons of diverse ages, backgrounds and experience, we do not need fewer experienced persons to bring their unique gifts and resources to the mix. We need more.”

John Pierce

Editor, on the value of senior-adult involvement in church (Baptists Today)

{mosimage}“Many Scriptures assure us of God’s compassion and care in life’s changing circumstances. None fully explain why evil happens. If Scripture doesn’t explain the inexplicable, why should we attempt to do so? Why can’t we just let things be what they are without having to diagram their origin in order to justify our faith?”

Glen Schmucker

Blogger and author of Beyond the Closure Myth: On the Fallacy of Christian Platitudes (Facebook)

“It’s really hard to get people to listen to you on economic growth, on tax rates, on health care if they think you want to deport their grandmother.”

Marco Rubio

U.S. senator (R., Fla.) discussing immigration reform at the Washington Ideas Forum (Washington Post)


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