“Marriage is not the completion of a journey to discover our perfect mate for life. Marriage is the opportunity, if not the commitment, to learn what it means to become the perfect mate.”
Glen Schmucker
Pastor of Grace Fellowship Baptist Church in Fair Oaks Ranch (www.pastorsmucker.blogspot.com)
“It alarms me a little bit that the Catholics and some of the very religious right are raising a lot of alarm on an issue that doesn’t look like it has much political chance of coming to fruition, so it’s like crying wolf. You only get so many of those.”
Joel Hunter
Florida megachurch pastor and evangelical leader, discussing opposition to the Freedom of Choice Act, which would lift most restrictions on abortion. Hunter, who has pushed for ways to decrease the number of abortions, is skeptical the bill will face a vote in Congress (RNS)
“Young evangelicals in particular are very conscious about poverty and the environment, and they tend to be more tolerant on issues such as gay rights and homosexuality.”
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John Turner
Assistant professor at the University of South Alabama and author of Bill Bright and Campus Crusade for Christ: The Renewal of Evangelicalism in Postwar America (RNS)
“One of the things that Michelle and I will be doing is probably visiting some churches and seeing what’s comfortable. It is tougher as president. You know, this is not just an issue of going to church; it’s an issue of going anywhere. You don’t want to subject your fellow church members, the rest of the congregation, to being magged (going through metal detectors) every time you go to church.”
Barack Obama
Discussing whether his family has found a church home in Washington (ABC News’ This Week/RNS)
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