“American public life is neither wholly secular nor wholly religious, but an ever-fluid mix of the two. History suggests that trouble tends to come when one of these forces grows too powerful in proportion to the other.”
Jon Meacham
Newsweek editor (Newsweek/RNS)
“Conspiracy theories, I think, are … conjured up by people who can then sell their books about conspiracy theories.”
Tom Hanks
Actor, speaking about his upcoming movie Angels and Demons, based on a novel by Dan Brown that is a prequel to The Da Vinci Code, known for its conspiracy theories about the Catholic Church (Scripps Howard News Service/RNS)
“Deuteronomy says if your kid doesn’t follow your God, kill ’em. That’s what we do, but not physically. To us, you’re dead if you’re not serving our God.”
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Star Scott
Pastor of Calvary Temple in Loudoun County, Va., which has encouraged some members to shun children who resist its teachings (The Washington Post/RNS)
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