“I think it’s kind of stupid for them to kick me out of school for a nose piercing. It’s in the First Amendment for me to have freedom of religion.”
Ariana Iacono
The Clayton, N.C., teenager, whose family belongs to the Church of Body Modification, was referring to her fight to wear a nose ring to school as an article of faith. (RNS)
“I’d have to say it wasn’t a terribly well thought-out attack on the church. You’d think if they really had something against Mormons, they’d at least know how to spell it.”
Neil Hennelly
The police sargeant of West Linn, Ore., was speaking after a controversial new Mormon meetinghouse was spraypainted with graffiti directed at “Mormans.” (RNS)
“If we say ‘mea culpa,’ then we are morally responsible, legally responsible, and then people come wanting money.”
Guy Harpigny
The bishop of Belgium was explaining why Roman Catholic leaders there have failed to apologize to victims of clergy sexual abuse.