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Comments on Chavez's Jesus, Bible widgets, and more.

Compiled by Ted Olsen | posted 1/18/2007 08:49AM

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"The kingdom of Christ is the kingdom of love, of peace; the kingdom of justice, of solidarity, [of] brotherhood; the kingdom of socialism. This is the kingdom of the future of Venezuela."
Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez, who demonizes the American government as the Devil.

"This campus is supposed to be about human rights, diversity, mutual respect. Well, there isn't respect when you want to throw women into jail for choosing abortion."
John Baglow, of Ottawa's Carleton University, supporting a Students' Association ban on funding and space for pro-life student organizations.

"The question is always how do we create Bibles that people will pick up and use but that will not be too gimmicky. If you get too trendy, you've turned the Bible into a widget."
Kevin O'Brien, director of Bibles at Tyndale House Publishers.

"I work hard to maintain my independence and non-partisanship, and didn't want to be perceived as supporting one party over the other. But it was an occasion to get our message to millions of people, so I decided to accept."
Sojourners president Jim Wallis, on Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's invitation to give the December 2 Democratic weekly radio address.

Sources: The Miami Herald, CBC, The Wall Street Journal, Beliefnet

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Shen Yuqi

January 30, 2007 6:24pm

Mr. Wallace is NOT being honest! Shame on him! He has every right to be a socialist, anti-conservative, anti-Republican, Pro-Democratic Party (even if he is not a registered party member), but he should not say he does "not support one party over another" or is "non-partisan," because he clearly does and is.

SimplyBree

January 22, 2007 8:47pm

Very WELL spoken, I agree that they need to stop blaming American for their social ills. We did not create their problems, However, being the Kind country that we are and have always been, we only want the best for them:Freedoms we enjoy that we know creates Harmony for All. God Bless the USA

Sam

January 19, 2007 1:49am

What is Christ's Kingdomthe Kingdom of Capitalism, free-market consumerism and an ever increasinly commodified world, of which this site contributes? Jesus called the religious leader's of his day 'brood of vipers' and said his Kingdom does not derive origin from this world (e.g. the Roman Empire). In biblical perspective Egypt was an empire, Rome was an empire...what does that make the U.S.? Caesar said he was Lord and the giver of peace and freedom...early Christians did'nt believe him...

Turner

January 18, 2007 7:23pm

Why not simply quote Chavez, and let his statement stand on its own, without prejudicing the reader against him?

Anonymous

January 18, 2007 2:35pm

You go Karla Elisa. You spoke the truth about our leaders in Government. franzlisztfan

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