I think there is a spiritual hunger, and I think that people are really tired of getting kind of a two-dimensional take on religion in most of the media.
John FugelsangStand-up led to me doing solo shows, which led to me being offered my first broadcasting job, being a VJ.
John FugelsangBlaming Obama for Iraq violence is like blaming Daniel Craig because Octopussy sucked.
John FugelsangAmerica doesn't have an abortion problem - it has an unwanted pregnancy problem, and an abortion symptom.
John FugelsangI enjoy growth; I enjoy having a lot of different experiences. And I don't think I am the kind of guy who'd like to do the same thing every day for 40 years.
John FugelsangI wasn't any good at sports, but I could name all the presidents by the time I was six. I've always been very interested in politics and in religion.
John FugelsangLoving the Second Amendment while opposing the NRA is every bit as natural as loving Jesus while opposing Westboro Baptist Church.
John FugelsangI was the biggest George Harrison fanatic in the world. He was raised Catholic; my parents are both ex-clergy, so I was raised Catholic, and I admired how he used his faith.
John FugelsangGay Marriage isn't Special Rights, it's Equal Rights. 'Special Rights' are for political churches that don't pay taxes.
John FugelsangImpeach President Reagan retroactively for agreeing with Obama on the assault weapons ban.
John FugelsangIf you don't want your tax dollars to help the poor, then stop saying that you want a country based on Christian values. Because you don't!
John FugelsangCan we please rename The Sandy Relief Bill to the Supplemental Iraq War Funding Bill so the GOP Congress can vote for it?
John FugelsangMy mother was an ex-nun, and my father was a Franciscan brother, so I grew up believing in Jesus the way anyone would believe in Mom's first husband.
John FugelsangOnly in America can you be Pro-Death Penalty, Pro-War, Pro-Unmanned Drone Bombs, Pro-Nuclear Weapons, Pro-Guns, Pro-Torture, Pro-Land Mines, AND still call yourself 'Pro-Life.'
John FugelsangAnti-Tax fetishist Grover Norquist owns a bust of Ronald Reagan, who raised taxes 11 times.
John FugelsangI've come to view Jesus much the way I view Elvis. I love the guy but the fan clubs really freak me out.
John FugelsangBut Al Jazeera America represents something more than news that isnโt profit or ratings driven โ they represent foreign investment in a country where the two-party system outsourced your jobs. They represent facts over opinion and they represent our cultures coming together just a little more, whether you bigots like it or not.
John FugelsangNixon was a conservative whoโs way more liberal than his party can admit, and Obamaโs a liberal whoโs way more conservative than his party can admit.
John FugelsangObama is not a brown-skinned anti-war socialist who gives away free healthcare. You're thinking of Jesus.
John FugelsangThe problem is that people love music and they love television, but people don't love music on TV.
John FugelsangYou complain and demand zero compromise - so the GOP obstructs Obama so the economy doesn't improve - then you complain and demand even more zero compromise. Then you get to blame Obama for the slow recovery, which is sorta like John Wilkes Booth blaming Lincoln for missing the end of a play.
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