"Heaven looks a lot like New Jersey."
Jon Bon Jovi
Singer, holding a sign in a photo on his Facebook page, after false reports circulated that he had died (RNS)
"There are consequences to our actions. God may forgive us, but it doesn't mean that people are going to forget."
Mike Huckabee
Former Republican presidential candidate, about lingering evangelical suspicion of Newt Gingrich's three marriages and past infidelity (The Washington Post/RNS)
"Work and speak out in favor of an economy that cares for the poor and is resolutely opposed to an unjust order which, under the pretext of reducing poverty, has often helped to aggravate it."
Pope Benedict XVI
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"When Jesus taught his disciples to pray for daily bread, he probably meant the basic food necessity for life, not a super-sized, calorie-intense drink with a large portion of French fries and a double patty of beef with extra cheese dripping in some kind of sauce."
Robert Parham
Executive director of the Baptist Center for Ethics, commenting on research connecting obesity to church activity of young adults (EthicsDaily.com/RNS)
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