I continue to be a pastor who speaks to the people of God about the things of God.

I think one of the things the church service means is hope.

Being at odds with policies is nothing new to me.

No, no, no, not God bless America — God damn America!

The government gives them the drugs, builds bigger prisons, passes a three-strike law and then wants us to sing "God Bless America." No, no, no, God d*mn America, that's in the Bible for killing innocent people. God d*mn America for treating our citizens as less than human. God d*mn America for as long as she acts like she is God and she is supreme.

The stuff we have done overseas is now brought right back into our own front yard! America's chickens are coming home to roost!

It gets to be a problem when I decide one position should be the law for everybody. In public life, we [people] have to find a way to live together even though we disagree - and some things we will never agree on. But we've got to leave this I'm-going-to-kill-you-because-you-don't-believe-what-I-believe attitude behind.