“It is a nation with a lot of Christians in it. And I'm proud to be one of them. But it is not a Christian nation.”
Bishop T. D. Jakes
The author and pastor of The Potter's House in Dallas was speaking on CNN's “Larry King Live.” (RNS)
“Regrettably, some very public Baptists have made incredibly outrageous statements that I regard as highly offensive and patently untrue. Those of us here who are Baptists represent far different traditions and practices than the fundamentalist mentality that you have read about or seen portrayed on television. We come to Boston precisely to demonstrate that we are a different breed of Baptists than you have seen.”
Rob Sellers
The professor of missions at Logsdon School of Theology at Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas, was speaking at a dialog between Muslims and Baptists held Jan. 9-11 in Boston. He was quoted by EthicsDaily.com.” (RNS)