On sensitive issues, talk isn't cheap - it takes real courage to pry open topics nailed shut.

The holy land was supposed to be spotless, a serious equivalent of Disneyland in which not a single candy wrapper is to stay on the ground for more than a few minutes.

I grew up Jewish, became an atheist and a Marxist, and 28 years ago, at age 26, became a Christian.

But to understand what it means to be strong and courageous, Christians should look to the person of Christ.

Epidemics historically have tended to kill the very young and the very old, but AIDS is different: Those ages 20 to 40 are most affected, which means that so far over 12 million African children have been orphaned because of AIDS.

We do not increase compassion by expanding it to cover anything. Instead, we kill a good word by making it mean too much, and nothing.

I don't know the right number of immigrants to let in.