We love to talk about justice. It's the doing of justice that's hard...I believe it is work we are called to do

Sometimes there are things worth risking your life for. It was Jesus who said if you want to save your life, you have to lose it.

The bees learn where they live by landmarks. If they're moved within their home range, they get confused.

The state's interest in marriage is stability. Generally speaking, polygamy does not work for stability. Inherent in the whole polygamous movement is a deep and abiding misogyny and denigration of women. So polygamy is objectionable on lots of grounds.

One of the joys of being a Christian or being a person of faith is that you believe deep down that death isn't the worst thing, you know. Not living your life: that's the worst thing. And death is not, it's not all it's cracked up to be. It's not, it's not the end of the world.

I think there's a terrible price to be paid when your exterior life is not an honest reflection of your interior life.

There are enormously gifted Episcopal priests around this church who are gay and lesbian, some of whom are partnered, who would make wonderful bishops and they're going to be nominated and they're going to be elected.