You have given me a great responsibility: to stay close to you, to be worthy of you and to exemplify what you are.
Jimmy CarterIt is the fundamental right of every American, as guaranteed by the first amendment of the Constitution, to worship as he or she pleases... This legislation sets forth the policy of the United States to protect and preserve the inherent right of American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut, and Native Hawaiian people to believe, express, and exercise their traditional religions
Jimmy CarterI let God be the judge and I believe that we worship a just and fair God who won't punish innocent people unnecessarily.
Jimmy CarterI don't have any complaints about homosexuals being married in a civil ceremony. But I don't think that the government ought to require religious organizations, churches, should perform marriages between homosexuals if a local congregation decides otherwise. I believe in the autonomy of individual churches.
Jimmy Carter