“No Government has the moral authority to dismantle the universally understood meaning of marriage.” Quote by Keith O'Brien
“There was no pomp and ceremony in connection with the birth of Jesus - rather the opposite: it took place in simplicity and in poverty.” JesusPovertyBirthConnectionsOppositesSimplicityCeremonyJesus Birth Author:Keith O'Brien
“To increase aid to the Pakistan government when religious freedom is not upheld is tantamount to an anti-Christian foreign policy.” GovernmentChristianReligiousPolicyIncreaseAidsForeign PolicyPakistanReligious FreedomAnti Christian Author:Keith O'Brien
“Clearly, if it is sensible to hold a referendum on independence, it is crucial that we have one on marriage. It is the only way the country can move forward on this issue. Let all those who have a view on this subject place their trust in the Scottish people and let Scotland decide.” PeopleIfsWayCountryMovingViewsIssuesSubjectsIndependenceMoving ForwardCrucialSensibleScotlandScottishReferendums Author:Keith O'Brien
“In Scotland over many years we have cultivated through our justice system what I hope can be described as a 'culture of compassion.' On the other hand, there still exists in many parts of the U.S., if not nationally, an attitude towards the concept of justice which can only be described as a 'culture of vengeance.'” IfsYearsStillsHandsCultureJusticeAttitudeCompassionConceptsScotlandVengeanceJustice System Author:Keith O'Brien
“In Scotland, Catholics have raised their voices against sectarianism and intolerance directed against the Church. Clearly, these actions show that freedom of religious expression, a basic human right, is not upheld in our midst as widely and as completely as it should be.” ShouldHumansShowsActionVoiceChurchReligiousExpressionCatholicRaisedMidstIntoleranceScotlandSectarianism Author:Keith O'Brien
“My message to David Cameron, as the head of our government, is to seriously think again about this Robin Hood tax, the tax to help the poor by taking a little bit from the rich.” ThinkingLittlesHelpingGovernmentBitsPoorRichTaxesLittle BitMessagesHoodRobinsCameronRobin HoodHelp The Poor Author:Keith O'Brien
“Our Prime Minister, Gordon Brown has given the Government's support to the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill. It is difficult to imagine a single piece of legislation which, more comprehensively, attacks the sanctity and dignity of human life than this particular Bill.” HumansGovernmentGivenDifficultSupportPiecesImagineParticularDignityBillsHuman LifeMinistersBrownPrimeLegislationPrime MinisterSanctity Author:Keith O'Brien
“Perhaps more than ever before, there is that aggressive secularism and there are those who would indeed try to destroy our Christian heritage and culture and take God from the public square. Religion must not be taken from the public square.” TryingChristianCultureTakenSquaresAggressiveHeritageSecularismChristian Heritage Author:Keith O'Brien
“The church's teaching on marriage is unequivocal, it is uniquely, the union of a man and a woman and it is wrong that governments, politicians or parliaments should seek to alter or destroy that reality.” MenShouldRealityGovernmentChurchTeachingPoliticianUnionsParliamentUnequivocal Author:Keith O'Brien
“We're living in an era of unprecedented change, and I want to be a part of documenting it.” WantErasUnprecedented Author:Ron Fournier