Quotes by Barry Lynn

“If your representative in Congress cant explain a vote on abortion or the environment without proof-texting it to the Bible, he or she has failed to do the work of a legislator in America.”

“Thats not John Roberts. Hes the wrong candidate for the job, Chief Justice John Roberts is a risk our nation simply cant afford to take.”

“I am very concerned that we keep a distinction between public schools and Sunday schools. And Im not sure that all lay teachers are going to be able to teach objectively about what is any peoples sacred text and scripture.”

“I dont think the Constitution prohibits the use of this textbook, but I have real doubts about the wisdom of this approach. At this time in America, its better to simply talk about religious influences when they come up during the study of literature, art, and history, and not take the text of one religious tradition and treat it with special deference.”

“Thou shalt not merge religion and government. Promoting religion is the job of houses of worship, not government. Our legal system especially must avoid even the appearance of bias on the basis of religion.”

“For the purpose of the state and the church, and the principle of separating the two with a decent distance, this is a very bad idea.”

“When presidents start to become theologians on a regular basis, they begin to exclude people from their audience,”

“When you give tax dollars to a parent to pass it on to a school, its still tax dollars flowing directly to a religious ministry.”

“I think it is going to be very difficult for any church that still calls itself a church, never to try and convince someone that their religion is the best one.”

“Were picking a Supreme Court justice here, not a Sunday school teacher. President Bush and his allies should be talking about Miers knowledge of the Constitution, not the Bible.”