I do not mean that others represent Jesus for us. I mean that Jesus actually is present in each other person

I don't know of many evangelicals who want to deny gay couples their legal rights. However, most of us don't want to call it marriage, because we think that word has religious connotations, and we're not ready to see it used in ways that offend us.

So I really would like to see both parties respond to the poor with greater commitment. But I've got to tell you, the Democrats, I feel, are doing a better job in that respect than Republicans are.

Relegating women to second-class citizenship was abolished when Jesus died on the cross.

A person is as young as their dreams and as old as their cynicism.

Clinton's successor in the White House, George W. Bush, was committed to expanding government spending for faith-based initiatives.

But I think it's up to a local congregation to determine whether or not a marriage should be blessed of God. And it shouldn't be up to the government.