We cannot move forward or will not move forward if we are divided.

As a Baptist minister, I don't have the right to impose my views on anyone else. If committed gay and lesbian couples want to marry, that is their business; none of us should stand in their way

During my 2004 presidential campaign, I was fond of saying that it was high time for the Christian right to meet the right Christians.

We may switch presidents, but we`re just going to switch legs and keep on marching.

I just released an op-ed in the "Washington Post" that talks about providing an I.D. so that everyone can have an I.D., primarily, the social security card, a picture would be put on that card, and a president can certainly by executive order make this happen so that people will not need a special I.D. They`ll have one to vote.

I think that whoever is the attorney general, you don't want them to be as a yes person for any particular constituency.

This is not about what party you're part of. This is about right and wrong, ... the conscience of this nation.