Here are some of the week’s most notable quotes.
“We all have the same goal, which is not only to have voters turn out but to feel confident about voting. I think a lot of times, we start the conversation assuming people already know most of it, and we don’t talk about it from the beginning.”
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“We know that the ways of God apply to every aspect of culture, including the governmental. We don’t buy into the notion that biblical principles must be kept from the governmental sphere. We recognized that God and government should not be separated because He is the One who first thought of government.”
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Dan Quinn, communications director for the Texas Freedom Network.
“Last week was a perfect demonstration of why it’s a really bad idea for politicians to write curriculum standards that guide what public schools teach. Because then you end up with history that’s decided by a majority vote instead of by facts and historical accuracy. But that’s what we’ve got in Texas, unfortunately.”
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“Systemic racism is a ‘pro-life’ issue. If Catholic leaders are willing to hit the streets, carry banners and lobby lawmakers for the unborn, they should also be pouring out of churches to resist the assault on black and brown bodies.”
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“I do believe the atmosphere has become very negative toward Islam and has opened the door for people to be more openly expressive of their hate, when in the past they may have harbored that bigotry. It’s become more acceptable, even in mainstream public discourse, and that’s definitely troubling.”
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“[O]nly thing that we’re a little unhappy about right now is we only have about 15 patriots down here.”
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“When sociologists of religion drill down deep in examining what I’m calling this ‘evangelical subset,’ and inquire as to the exact nature of their religious observances and practices, they find that many of them do not attend religious services, are not active in any religious community, do not hold church membership, do not engage in formal prayer, do not read Scripture, do not participate in good works or service. In other words, do not have any embodied or communal behaviors that constitute what C.S. Lewis artfully called ‘mere Christianity.’”
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Jonathan Stidham, describing a vision he had about Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court nomination.
“On Sept. 24, 2018, while praying about this hot-button political issue, I had an open vision. In the vision, I saw a horse with the letter ‘K’ shaved in its hair cross the finish line. I saw a Supreme Court justice robe and gavel of supreme judiciary authority being handed to Kavanaugh. The Lord told me that Judge Brett Kavanaugh lives pure and fears Him. It is the will of the Lord for Brett Kavanaugh to judge this land, and the opposition is fierce. In the vision, I saw a demonic spirit nearly 30 feet tall standing in the Senate chambers. I asked the Lord, ‘What am I seeing?’ The Lord replied ‘This is the spirit that is wrestling against Judge Kavanaugh’s purpose and destiny.’”
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“Two years ago, I believe that the prayers that God’s people made to ask God for his provision were heard. They were heard and granted and for two years, we have lived in an unparalleled golden time in the United States. . . . Do you see what a golden day that we have been given? On every possible level, America is killing it. We are doing great in every possible metric, and I believe that’s because God’s people utilized the tool that he gave us.”
