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Quotation Marks

Recent statements on health care reform, evangelism, politics, and other topics.

“We are God’s partners in matters of life and death.”President Barack Obama, on a conference call with 1,000 rabbis to promote his health-care reform efforts.Politico

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“You push your religion on others, you cause nuisance and offense. … Religion in Singapore can’t be the same as religion in America or in an Islamic country. We all have to adopt ‘live and let live.'”Lee Hsien Loong, Singapore’s Prime Minister.Associated Press

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“The anc [African National Congress] will rule until the Son of Man comes. He must come back while we are still in power.”Jacob Zuma, president of South Africa.Ecumenical News International

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“Do you want me to pull out some darts and throw [them] at our directory?”Chad Woltemath, vice president of the Michigan branch of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod, when asked for examples of struggling churches in his state.The Wall Street Journal

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“It used to be, ‘Is there a God?’ and now it’s, ‘What I know about God I don’t like.'”Wade Bradshaw, outreach pastor of Trinity Presbyterian Church in Charlottesville, Virginia, on the questions people are asking.The Washington Times

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