“Politics can get dirty. But usually, they just say something about you. But when you come and tell people not to vote for any Muslims, you’re talking about an entire group. I was born in this country. I want to be part of this American democratic system. This is very upsetting.”
Ali Saleh
A Muslim candidate for the city council in Bell, Calif., responding to fliers saying, “Vote NO Muslims for the Bell City Council 2009” (Los Angeles Times/RNS)
“I know there’s some who would like to engage with Muslim communities without bringing religion into the conversation. But to them, I say, ‘Good luck.’”
Madeleine Albright
Former secretary of state, speaking at a hearing on improving U.S. relations with the Muslim world (Congressional Quarterly/RNS)
“It’s incumbent for Christians, if they say that ending one’s own life is unsatisfactory, to provide alternatives. Is the conservative Christian community willing to step up, provide their own financial resources, and say, ‘We’re going to be the presence of Christ in the valley of the shadow of death?’”
Sign up for our weekly edition and get all our headlines in your inbox on Thursdays
Hessel Bouma
Calvin College biology professor, calling for Christians to develop hospice programs for the terminally ill while they contest legalized assisted-suicide (Christianity Today/RNS)
“Obviously, I think given the enormous problems that the country faces, it’s quite safe to assume that prayer, even not in the confines of a church, is something that he practices regularly.”
Robert Gibbs
White House press secretary, explaining that President Obama has yet to find a permanent church home in Washington (RNS)
We seek to connect God’s story and God’s people around the world. To learn more about God’s story, click here.
Send comments and feedback to Eric Black, our editor. For comments to be published, please specify “letter to the editor.” Maximum length for publication is 300 words.