“The day of working an 80-hour week must come to an end. The church does not own us.”
Dean Coridan
The president of the Iowa-Missouri conference of the Seventh-day Adventist Church described what he tells ministers at workshops in encouraging them to trim workweeks to 45 to 55 hours. He was quoted by Adventist News Network (RNS)
“Service to one another in community, more than saving an American flag, defines the spirit of our soul.”
John DeStefano
The mayor of New Haven, Conn., explaining his city's decision to issue ID cards to all residents, including illegal immingrants. The cards are meant to help anyone without state or federal-issued ID to open bank accounts or use other services. He was quoted by the Associated Press (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
“The witchcraft described in the Potter books is no worse than the magical elements of classic books like The Wizard of Oz, Cinderella and the Chronicles of Narnia … I led a guy to Christ using Harry Potter.”
Connie Neal
An author who writes on Christian themes, she was quoted by Associated Baptist Press.