“As hard as we work to try to convince the rest of the world that Mississippi has changed —and, in fact, we have — to see an unfortunate situation like that occur is very disappointing.”
Phil Bryant
The governor of Mississippi was commenting to The Associated Press about the predominantly white Baptist church in his state that did not permit the wedding of a black couple. (RNS)
“Most Mormons realize the last thing Romney wants people to begin thinking is that he’s somehow going to allow Mormonism to impact his presidency.”
Robert Miller
The Mormon scholar was speaking to The Associated Press about the likelihood of Mitt Romney asking a Mormon to deliver a prayer at the Republican National Convention. (RNS)
“I was just kind of amazed that when I walked in the house … he was sitting at the kitchen table, and it was like you were walking on Mount Sinai and there’s Moses just sitting there.”
Fred Luter
The newly-elected president of the Southern Baptist Convention was quoted in Baptist Press about visiting evangelist Billy Graham. (RNS)
“We have become a nation rife with domestic terrorism — moving from a land of hospitality and freedom to a land of the fearful and the besieged, with gun violence being the driving force behind this change.”
The Progressive National Baptist Convention, in a resolution calling for a ban on assault weapons, adopted Aug. 9 at its annual session. (RNS)