“The Christian image of God is that of a rational being who believes in...” — Rodney Stark Quote

“The Christian image of God is that of a rational being who believes in human progress.”

“There was only one decline in church attendance, and that was in the late 1960s when the Vatican said it was not a sin to miss Mass. They said Catholics could act like Protestants, and so they did.”

“Can anyone seriously imagine a society without stable families? Maybe we should raise all the kids in state orphanages.”

“Really, we need anyone who believes in basic respect and equality under the law to be fearless - especially if they haven't had to struggle for those things themselves.”

“A lot of the Democratic base believes that it's the right the to do to bring as many of these refugees in as possible for - there are many members of the Democratic Party who may think that tens of thousands are not enough, and we're not doing our part until we bring in even more.”

“I am not someone who believes I am going to find a historical scoop.”