I think if you place Jesus firmly in the historical context... you can make very educated hypotheses and guesses about how he lived.

Authoritarians tend to consolidate support by using fear, but more importantly by driving a wedge among the people that they want to control.

We have to remember that the United States has certain principles, certain values that bind us all together, that make us all American. And if we allow those values, those rights to be rescinded for one group of individuals, then we are essentially opening the door to having all of our rights, all of our privileges rescinded.

I think by all accounts in the same way we look back on the anti-Catholic and anti-Jewish sentiments of our history with shame and derision and with a healthy dose of mockery, that's how we will very likely look back on this sort of anti-Muslim sentiment as well in the next generation.

A majority of Israelis want to give up the West Bank for peace, and obviously the same thing is desired by the Palestinians. The strong voice of the president of the United States will have a major impact on public opinion, not only in this country, but also in Israel and also in Palestine.

Obama has been the single worst president in modern American history in dealing with the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Over the last few years, the Islamic world has produced more female presidents and prime ministers than both Europe and North America combined.