"I believe God does bless a nation that honors him and his word, and he rejects a nation that dishonors him and his word. So, as a private citizen and as an American, I felt like I ought to use personally whatever influence I might have to try to elect a godly leader and place him in the White House."
Robert Jeffress
Pastor of First Baptist Church in Dallas, on endorsing Rick Perry for president (ABP)
"All I was saying was, let's try to get people unified, if we can, to address the immediate danger that really, left unaddressed, will crush everything that we hold dear."
Mitch Daniels
Indiana governor, explaining reasoning for a "truce" on social issues that upset some Christian conservatives (Christianity Today/RNS)
"Three presidential candidates claim God has chosen them to win. … At least two are wrong, and I'm guessing three are."
Barry Lynn
Executive director of Americans United for Separation of Church in State (RNS)
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