News

Quotation Marks

Recent remarks on faith healing, immigration, runaway Rifqa Bary, and the flu.

“The majority will probably not hear ‘thou good and faithful servant.’ … I’m praying [I will]. I’m not done yet. You know it’s very easy to start right, and it’s very difficult to finish right.”Benny Hinn, on other faith healers.Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

* * *

“There was this rhetoric in the last immigration debate that was, frankly, harsh. We need to understand that we are still a nation of immigrants, and we need to bring people out of the shadows and make them legal.”Mathew Staver, dean of the law school at Liberty University, founded by the late Jerry Falwell.U.S. News & World Report

* * *

“I’ve had lawyers and others tell me this is the new civil rights movement for the 21st century in America.”Blake Lorenz, the Florida pastor who housed runaway Rifqa Bary. The Ohio teenager had feared her Muslim family would kill her for converting to Christianity. In October, a court ordered her to return home.Central Florida News 13

* * *

“I tried reading the Bible, being engrossed in a conversation, even standing there with my arms crossed. Nothing works. So I just grit my teeth.”Tina Kicklighter, on trying not to shake hands or hug at church during flu season.Los Angeles Times

Copyright © 2009 Christianity Today. Click for reprint information.

Related Elsewhere:

See Christianity Today‘s news section and liveblog for more news updates.

Earlier Quotation Marks columns are available from November 2009, October 2009, September 2009, August 2009, July 2009, June 2009, May 2009, April 2009, March 2009, February 2009, January 2009, December 2008, October 2008, September 2008, and earlier issues of Christianity Today.

Also in this issue

The CT archives are a rich treasure of biblical wisdom and insight from our past. Some things we would say differently today, and some stances we've changed. But overall, we're amazed at how relevant so much of this content is. We trust that you'll find it a helpful resource.

Our Latest

News

Space Force Hymn Lifts Prayer to the Heavens

Southern Baptist chaplain says God prompted him to write song for the newest branch of the US military. 

Beijing, Let My Daughter Come Home

Power Without Integrity Destroys Us

Evangelicals helped elect Trump. Can evangelicals also hold him accountable?

The Bulletin

Sultan of Swing

The Bulletin addresses the election of Donald Trump.

What Another Trump Presidency Means To Evangelicals Around the World

Christian leaders from Nepal to Turkey greet the US election results with joy, grief, and indifference.

Our Faith’s Future Depends on Discipleship

The Lausanne Movement’s State of the Great Commission report details where and how Christianity is growing. 

News

Trump’s Promised Mass Deportations Put Immigrant Churches on Edge

Some of the president-elect’s proposals seem unlikely, but he has threatened to remove millions of both undocumented and legal immigrants.

God Is Faithful in Triumph and Despair

I voted for Kamala Harris and mourn her loss. But I want to keep politics in its proper place, subordinate to Jesus.

Apple PodcastsDown ArrowDown ArrowDown Arrowarrow_left_altLeft ArrowLeft ArrowRight ArrowRight ArrowRight Arrowarrow_up_altUp ArrowUp ArrowAvailable at Amazoncaret-downCloseCloseEmailEmailExpandExpandExternalExternalFacebookfacebook-squareGiftGiftGooglegoogleGoogle KeephamburgerInstagraminstagram-squareLinkLinklinkedin-squareListenListenListenChristianity TodayCT Creative Studio Logologo_orgMegaphoneMenuMenupausePinterestPlayPlayPocketPodcastRSSRSSSaveSaveSaveSearchSearchsearchSpotifyStitcherTelegramTable of ContentsTable of Contentstwitter-squareWhatsAppXYouTubeYouTube