“In hindsight, maybe it wasn’t the smart thing to do, you know. I should have been more careful where I left it, or whatever.”
Sgt. Matthew Neu
The officer in the Manatee County, Fla., sheriff’s office was quoted in a police report about highlighting a verse in the Bible that says, “Let his days be few and and let another take his office,” and labeling it the “Obama Prayer.” He was suspended without pay. (RNS)
“They are reading it like a sacred text. … You are not supposed to worship your constitution. You are supposed to govern your government by it.”
Rep. Jerrold Nadler
The Democratic congressman from New York was talking to the Washington Post about conservative Republicans, particlularly Tea Party favorites, and their views on the U.S. Constitution. (RNS)
“We as Southern Baptists … want the world to know that we promote the King of Kings, not the King of Beers.”
Tim Rogers
The pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church in Indian Trail, N.C., was speaking at the Baptist State Convention of North Carolina, whch recently passed a motion to study church policy on the “social us of alcohol.” (ABP)