“Zoar will not be resurrected, because in order to be resurrected the church had to be dead and it was never dead.”
John Snow
The pastor of Zoar Baptist Church in Deltaville, Va., was describing his congregation’s response to a tornado that destroyed the church’s sanctuary. He was quoted by the Newport News Daily Press.
“If Dearborn practiced Shari’a law, would we have three adult entertainment bars and more alcohol-licensed bars and restaurants per capita than most other cities?”
Jack O’Reilly Jr.
The mayor of Dearborn, Mich., was answering claims that his city follows Islamic law in an open letter to Quran-burning pastor Terry Jones, who planned to demonstrate in front of the Dearborn’s largest mosque. (RNS)
“You don't have to let the nincompoops of the world control all the message.”
Russell Fericks
The member of a Presbyterian church in Salt Lake City was explaining why his congregation had ordered dozens of copies of the Quran to give away with the message, “This book was donated by the leaders of Wasatch Presbyterian Church, who are not afraid of truth whereever it can be found.” (RNS)