I realized that conventional views of Christian faith that I'd heard when I was growing up were simply made up - and I realized that many parts of the story of the early Christian movement had been left out.

Unlike many deities of the ancient Near East, the God of Israel shared his power with no female divinity, nor was he the divine husband or lover of any.

The Book of Revelation is such a dream landscape that you can plug any major conflict in it.

The Book of Revelation is all about the conflict, the contest between the forces of Good and Evil.

Music is the most powerful form of communication in the world. It brings us all together. Even religion separates us, but a hit record unites us across religious beliefs, race, politics.

My parents say to cherish the people around me, and I try to meet their satisfaction by maintaining a long relationship with people I meet.

The political lesson of Watergate is this: Never again must America allow an arrogant, elite guard of political adolescents to by-pass the regular party organization and dictate the terms of a national election.

When we say 'democracy' we have to mean what we say.