“Jesus was about ethics. The Sermon on the Mount was about ethics. I don’t think you can believe in Jesus and not believe in ethics.”
Roger Olson
The scholar was recently named to fill the Foy Valentine Endowed Professorship in Christian Ethics at Baylor University. (ABP)
“The fact that we have a President who has views or policies that contradict what we believe as Christians — that should drive us to our knees as a nation, not focus attention on an individual who personifies things we disagree with. That’s not helpful. It’s not going to make any difference. It doesn’t do any good.”
Andy Stanley
The Atlanta megachurch pastor, who preached at the prayer service before President Obama’s second inauguration, was quoted by Christianity Today. (RNS)
“We believe firmly our battle is not against flesh and blood. The secrecy and depth of this crime is not something we, as just plain old church people, can jump into. It’s a spiritual battle.”
Christi Gibson
The Connections Minister at First Baptist Church in New Orleans was referring to widespread human trafficking in the city. (ABP)