“You cannot be a true God-fearing person and be on a television show like that. I know I can’t. I’m not OK with what I’m learning, what the Bible says, and being on that television show.”
Angus T. Jones
The Two and a Half Men actor Angus T. Jones, a new Christian, was explaining why he thinks his own sitcom is full of “filth.” (RNS)
“I don’t want to be involved in calling people names. I want to reach people for Christ, and how can I do that if I’m calling them a name? I don’t even like the word ‘cult’; it sounds like dungeons and dragons or something.”
Franklin Graham
The evangelist was telling CNN that he didn’t know that the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association’s website listed Mormonism as a “cult.” The “cult” reference was scrubbed after the elder Graham met with former presidential candidate Mitt Romney. (RNS)
“If we really believe in that God of love, how can we not love our neighbors? If one does not have the freedom to practice their religion, then before long none of us will.”
Joseph Breen
The pastor of St. Edward Catholic Church in Nashville, Tenn., was speaking at the opening of the Islamic Center of Murfreesboro, which faced significant community opposition. He was quoted by USA Today. (RNS)