By reserving the penalty of death for black defendants, or for the poor, or for those convicted of killing white persons, we perpetrate the ugly legacy of slavery-teaching our children that some lives are inherently less precious than others.

It's interesting to me that killing damages the image of God when it's done by a person, but it doesn't damage it when it's done by the state.

If you don't know where you come from, it's difficult to determine where you are.- It's even more difficult to plan where you are going.

I'm neither Democrat nor Republican. I'm Methodist. I have grievances with both parties.

We've got nearly 50 million people in America with no health insurance. That's a weapon of mass destruction.

I am in the valley of prayer on the issue of gay marriage, and I will err on the side of inclusiveness and not exclusion. I'm going to follow Jesus and say, Whosoever will, let them come. And I'm going to extend rights to all of God's children and if I am wrong, God will have to judge me.

By reserving the penalty of death for black defendants, or for the poor, or for those convicted of killing white persons, we perpetrate the ugly legacy of slavery-teaching our children that some lives are inherently less precious than others.