“I commend you for forcefully rejecting, in your recent book, a false charge that has been a foundation for the hatred of the Jewish people for many centuries.”
Benjamin Netanyahu
Israeli Prime Minister, in a letter to Pope Benedict XVI, praising him for stating the Jewish people are not responsible for the death of Jesus Christ (Jerusalem Post/RNS)
“I get people saying, ‘You’re not a Muslim’ and ‘You’re using religion to get attention.’ I said they were the ones bringing religion into it. I’m not representing Islam; I just want to represent my country.”
Shanna Bukhari
Beauty contestant, who is seeking to become the first Muslim to represent Great Britain in the Miss Universe contest (The Guardian/RNS)
“At a time when American businesses are abandoning the concept of CEO, the church is embracing it, and many churches are led by pastors who see themselves as CEOs. My contention without apology is that this is patently false.”
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Jimmy Draper
Former pastor and president emeritus of LifeWay Christian Resources (Baptist Press)
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