I am because other people are.

As a Christian, I believe in the sanctity of life and that death is a part of life.

Without forgiveness, there is no future.

When the missionaries came to Africa they had the Bible and we had the land. They said 'Let us pray.' We closed our eyes. When we opened them we had the Bible and they had the land.

If God, as they say, is homophobic, I wouldn’t worship that God.

We are each made for goodness, love and compassion. Our lives are transformed as much as the world is when we live with these truths.

Most poor people I know are proud and really want not a handout but a hand up. They do have an inherent pride and dignity, and we should treat them as those who have fallen on bad days.