“In face of this modern nihilism, Christians are often lacking in courage. We tend to give the impression that we will hold on to the outward forms whatever happens, even if God really is not there. But the opposite ought to be true of us, so that people can see that we demand the truth of what is there and that we are not dealing merely with platitudes. In other words, it should be understood that we take this question of truth and personality so seriously that if God were not there we would be among the first of those who had the courage to step out of the queue.” PeopleIfsGivingShouldFirstsHappensWould BeChristianFacesFormStepsModernPersonalityOughtDemandUnderstoodOppositesImpressionBeing TrueLackingNihilismWhatever HappensPlatitudesQueues Author:Francis Schaeffer
“Real people had real agendas, real demands, real expectations about how other people should behave.” PeopleShouldRealDemandExpectationsBehaveAgendas Author:Nicholas Sparks
“Democracy demands that the religiously motivated translate their concerns in to universal, rather than religion-specific, values... it requires that their proposals be subject to argument and amenable to reason. Now I may be opposed to abortion for religious reasons, to take one example, but if I seek to pass a law banning the practice, I cannot simply point to the teachings of my church or evoke God's will. I have to explain why abortion violates some principle that is accessible to people of all faiths, including those with no faith at all.” PeopleIfsMayReasonLawValuesChurchReligiousPrinciplesPracticeDemocracyTeachingSubjectsExampleDemandConcernArgumentUniversalIncludingGods WillAbortionMotivatedTranslateProposalEvokeAmenable Author:Barack Obama