What if Barack Obama established a Presidential Advisory Committee that would meet once every couple of months, bringing together the former presidents for a conference in order to seek their collective wisdom? There is a wealth of experience in former presidents that generally goes untapped.

If marriage really is a sacred institution, then why is the government controlling it, especially in a nation that affirms separation of church and state?

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

I'm not convinced that Jesus only lives in Christians.

Christianity isn't the only group that has fundamentalists.

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.

My theology is such that the God who loves Israel and will not forsake Israel - which is why I want to see Israel have a secure nation with secure borders - also loves the Palestinians.