(36 quotes found)
“If your representative in Congress can't explain a vote on abortion or the environment without 'proof-texting' it to the Bible, he or she has failed to do the work of a legislator in America.”
Barry Lynn
“That's not John Roberts. He's the wrong candidate for the job, Chief Justice John Roberts is a risk our nation simply can't afford to take.”
“I am very concerned that we keep a distinction between public schools and Sunday schools. And I'm not sure that all lay teachers are going to be able to teach objectively about what is any people's sacred text and scripture.”
“I don't think the Constitution prohibits the use of this textbook, but I have real doubts about the wisdom of this approach. At this time in America, it's better to simply talk about religious influences when they come up during the study of literature, art, and history, and not take the text of one religious tradition and treat it with special deference.”
“Thou shalt not merge religion and government. Promoting religion is the job of houses of worship, not government. Our legal system especially must avoid even the appearance of bias on the basis of religion.”
“For the purpose of the state and the church, and the principle of separating the two with a decent distance, this is a very bad idea.”
“When presidents start to become theologians on a regular basis, they begin to exclude people from their audience,”
“When you give tax dollars to a parent to pass it on to a school, it's still tax dollars flowing directly to a religious ministry.”
“I think it is going to be very difficult for any church that still calls itself a church, never to try and convince someone that their religion is the best one.”
“We're picking a Supreme Court justice here, not a Sunday school teacher. President Bush and his allies should be talking about Miers' knowledge of the Constitution, not the Bible.”
