“To me the real moral of the story is that big-time college sports are a mess and a poor platform for the promotion of religious virtue.”
Tom Krattenmaker
The commentator, who writes on religion and sports, was speaking of the resignation of Ohio State University coach Jim Tressel in an ethics scandal. He was quoted by USA Today.
“We want to give this society, which is sick with hatred, an evolution model based on love and forgiveness.”
Yu Jie
The Chinese Protestant thinker and dissident was discussing the recent crackdown on unregistered Christians by China’s government. He was quoted by Le Nouvel Observateur, as translated by WorldCrunch.
“We have to help prevent images that are respected in various religions from being tattooed onto the body.”
Niphit Intharasombat
Thailand’s culture minister was explaining his determination to ban the “alarming trend” of tourists to his country tattooing religious images such as those of Buddha, Ganesh and Jesus Christ on their bodies during their stay in Thailand. He was quoted by Fox News.