I Think Every Good Christian Ought To

Having Spent 37 Years Of My Life In The Military As A Reservist, And Never Having Met A Gay In All Of That Time, And Never Having Even Talked About It In All Those Years, I Just Thought, Why The Hell Shouldn't They Serve? They're American Citizens. As Long As They're Not Doing Things That Are Harmful To Anyone Else... So I Came Out For It.

On Religious Issues There Can Be Little Or No Compromise. There Is No Position On Which People Are So Immovable As Their Religious Beliefs. There Is No More Powerful Ally One Can Claim In A Debate Than Jesus Christ, Or God, Or Allah, Or Whatever One Calls This Supreme Being. But Like Any Powerful Weapon, The Use Of God's Name On One's Behalf Should Be Used Sparingly.

The Oldest Philosophy In The World Is Conservatism, And I Go Clear Back To The First Greeks. ... When You Say 'radical Right' Today, I Think Of These Moneymaking Ventures By Fellows Like Pat Robertson And Others Who Are Trying To Take The Republican Party Away From The Republican Party, And Make A Religious Organization Out Of It. If That Ever Happens, Kiss Politics Goodbye.

Well, Once You've Been In The Canyon And Once You've Sort Of Fallen In Love With It, It Never Ends...it's Always Been A Fascinating Place To Me, In Fact I've Often Said That If I Ever Had A Mistress It Would Be The Grand Canyon.

Mark My Word, If And When These Preachers Get Control Of The [republican] Party, And They're Sure Trying To Do So, It's Going To Be A Terrible Damn Problem. Frankly, These People Frighten Me. Politics And Governing Demand Compromise. But These Christians Believe They Are Acting In The Name Of God, So They Can't And Won't Compromise. I Know, I've Tried To Deal With Them.