"If America stands for anything, it stands for the freedom to follow our own hearts, to determine our own relationship with God. Our constitution did not establish a national religion but neither did it banish any worship. Religious freedom does not require Americans to hide their faith from public view or that communities must refrain from publicly acknowledging the importance to them of faith. We are only abjured from using the law to make those who do not wish to adhere to the creed that we embrace. Judges should not legislate from the bench and actually restrict religious freedom by banning its expression in the public square."
"I had to have faith in something greater than myself not only to survive but to survive with my self-respect intact: faith in my comrades; faith in my country; and faith in my God. That faith helped me not only to endure but to understand and respect the values it encompassed. And, thus, in a moment of unexpected compassion that God ordained, I could learn the most valuable lesson of all: how to forgive and to escape the bitterness that could have destroyed my life."
(October 19, 2007, Value Voters Summit)
Who said:
"What was intellectual and what was emotional joined, and the belief in the redemptive power of Jesus Christ, that he died for our sins, that through him we could achieve eternal life—but also that, through good works we could find order and meaning here on Earth and transcend our limits and our flaws and our foibles—I found that powerful."
"I let Jesus Christ into my life. I learned that my sins could be redeemed and if I placed my trust in Jesus, that he could set me on a path to eternal life. When I submitted myself to his will and I dedicated myself to discovering his truth and carrying out his works, it was that newfound faith that fortified my commitment to the work I was doing in the community. Because it taught me that I could sit in church and pray all I want but I won't be fulfilling the Lord's will unless I am doing the Lord's work."
(July 21, 2008, Newsweek interview; July 5, 2008, AME Church General Conference)
For a very in-depth breakdown of candidates discussing their faith, check out this site from the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace & World Affairs. This is a fascinating perspective.
(FYI: the first set of quotes is McCain, and the second is Obama)
4 comments:
Woohoo! I guessed right on both!
I looked but couldn't find either quote! Interesting site though. Thanks!
Is it ok to put these on my blog??
Love them.....
I guessed the first but was not sure about the second.
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