“Sadly, the constituency for human rights and religious freedom issues is growing smaller and smaller in Washington and in this Congress. These issues have become second-class citizens in this Congress and in this town.”
Rep. Frank Wolf
The Republican congressman from Virginia was speaking on the House floor in support of the bill he sponsored to reauthorize the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom. It later passed in the House. (RNS)
“Three presidential candidates claim God has chosen them to win. … At least two are wrong, and I’m guessing three are.”
Barry W. Lynn
The executive director of Americans United for Separation of Church in State made the comments while accepting an award from The Roosevelt Institute in Hyde Park, N.Y. (RNS)
“This is more than an embarrassment. This is more than cruelty. This is a repudiation of the gospel of Jesus Christ.”
Russell D. Moore
The dean of the School of Theology at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Ky., was criticizing religious broadcaster Pat Robertson for saying a man could divorce his wife who has Alzheimer's Disease.