Steve Forbes Quotes

And, for instance, Baptists, Adventists, Lutherans, Pentecostals - let them exist on line with others.

If Baptists want to sleep in the pews and Pentecostals want to leap over them, it is none of Congress's business.

Some infidels are permitted to retain the privilege of practicing their religion, in return for a tribute; they are: the Jews, the Christians, and those whose revealed scripture is of doubtful authenticity, that is, the guebres. Any infidel other than those who profess one of the three above-mentioned religions must be compelled to embrace Islam.

When Democrats kind of cavalierly attack the religious right or go after Pat Robertson or Jerry Falwell, our candidates have sent the signal to a lot of religious people, 'Well, I guess they are not interested in me.' And I think this includes a lot of people who would fit very naturally within the Democratic Party.

Democracies domesticate religious groups to become political players. That's how it works.

Are we a Christian nation now? It's doubtful. But did we start out as one? Without question.

There's a lot of America that's Christian. I would not describe us, though, on the whole, as a Christian nation.

Whatever their defects, Christian fundamentalists have lived peacefully among us in America for several hundred years.

When I was in charge of the Christian Coalition I was available to mobilize grass roots support for somebody.

What is especially important is addressing the question of how religion can be enforced through political means and what can be done to create a political environment that, on the one hand, acknowledges the role of religion in society, while on the other hand does not impose one religion on the populace at the expense of all others.

Politicians don't really bring up religion in England.

I'm Christian. Growing up in Ethiopia, it's half-Christian and half-Muslim. You grow up with Muslim kids. I'm very much aware of their religion.

I was the only Christian on the cast, but that was cool because we all respected each others talent and mostly they respected me a lot even though I was the only Christian.

On 'Black Hawk Down,' I was employing 1,000 Muslims. 'Kingdom of Heaven,' same deal except bigger, probably 1,500 Muslims.

Christianity isn't the only group that has fundamentalists.

Christianity is permitted under China's constitution, and the government has long supported a network of official Christian churches.

By our form of government, the Christian religion is the established religion; and all sects and denominations of Christians are placed upon the same equal footing, and are equally entitled to protection in their religious liberty.

It's patently impossible for a Muslim character to represent 'all Muslims.'

If they are good workmen, they may be of Asia, Africa or Europe. They may be Mohammetans [Moslems] Jews or Christians or any Sect–or they may be Atheists.

If anyone desires a religion other than Islam, never will it be accepted of him

George W. Bush has merged church and state while trying to keep it apart in Iraq.

There is no difference between Muslim life, Christian life or Jewish life.

In my cabinet at the present moment there sit side by side Catholic and Protestant, Christian and Jew.

There is no difference between Arab Christians and non-Arab Christians.

I do not like the reappearance of the Jesuits.... Nevertheless, we are compelled by our system of religious toleration to offer them an asylum.