Steve Allen Quotes
There is not the slightest question but that the God of the Old Testament is a jealous, vengeful God, inflicting not only on the sinful pagans but even on his Chosen People fire, lighting, hideous plagues and diseases, brimstone, and other curses.
Allen, Steve. Steve Allen on the Bible, Religion, and Morality. Prometheus Books, 1990, p. 165.
He was reacting to the fact that the Supreme Court had ruled that a State could not criminalize adult, consensual, homosexual behavior.
Stephen Valentine Patrick William Allen was an American television personality, radio personality, musician, composer, actor, comedian, and writer. In 1954, he achieved national fame as the co-creator and first host of The Tonight Show, which was the first late night television talk show.