Out Loud: Quotes in the news - Baptist Standard

“Science and faith, reason and faith should never be seen as opposites but as bed-fellows.”
—Tony Blair, former British prime minister and a recent convert to Catholicism (RNS)

“I want to say it again, and again, and again: Islam is not a religion. It is a political system … bent on world domination, not a religion.”
—Pat Robertson, religious broadcaster, speaking on the 700 Club (RNS)

“What will this do for Ronald McDonald’s image? What secret has Ronald been keeping?”
—Dwayne Hastings, vice president of the Southern Baptist Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, regarding McDonald’s sponsorship of the Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce (BP)

“God.”
—George W. Bush, U.S. president, when asked what he saw when he looked into Pope Benedict’s eyes (RNS)