Quotes by Marvin Olasky

About Marvin Olasky:

Marvin Olasky is editor-in-chief of WORLD Magazine, the author of more than 20 books, including Turning Point: A Christian Worldview Declaration and The Tragedy of American Compassion, and is a Distinguished Chair in Journalism and Public Policy at Patrick Henry College. He has been married since 1976 to writer Susan Olasky, and they have four sons and one granddaughter.
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I grew up Jewish, became an atheist and a Marxist, and 28 years ago, at age 26, became a Christian.

Marvin Olasky

Those who believe in the importance of serving others should lead the way by fighting against the temptation we all have, and maybe especially as we age, to close in upon ourselves.

Marvin Olasky

Those who give of themselves rarely regret it.

Marvin Olasky

Epidemics historically have tended to kill the very young and the very old, but AIDS is different: Those ages 20 to 40 are most affected, which means that so far over 12 million African children have been orphaned because of AIDS.

Marvin Olasky

It starts this way: The worth of a job is not defined by what it allows you to do when you're not working.

Marvin Olasky

A job should employ God-given talents in a way that glorifies Him.

Marvin Olasky

Materialist philosophies that treat human beings as machines or animals possess the high ground in our culture - academia, the most powerful media and many of our courts.

Marvin Olasky

The holy land was supposed to be spotless, a serious equivalent of Disneyland in which not a single candy wrapper is to stay on the ground for more than a few minutes.

Marvin Olasky

And yet, those who speak loudly and call anyone who disagrees with them a wimp often do a disservice to the cause they are promoting.

Marvin Olasky

But to understand what it means to be strong and courageous, Christians should look to the person of Christ.

Marvin Olasky

Baseball needs to put the steroids era behind it by having and enforcing tough rules against all kinds of artificial advantages, so that spring can return.

Marvin Olasky

I still favor alternatives to governmental race-based preferences.

Marvin Olasky

That should be our test regarding immigrants. Those who come to America to tear it down or live off of others should not be welcomed.

Marvin Olasky

I don't know the right number of immigrants to let in.

Marvin Olasky

More people need to understand the games secular liberals play. Here's one rule-of-thumb: No matter how bad a story sounds - particularly if it sounds bad - recognize the pattern of defamation.

Marvin Olasky

Many American Muslims are peaceful and define jihad primarily as an internal struggle to improve.

Marvin Olasky

The data, however, do indicate that Christians who see Jews through a 17th-century lens, believing that most are thoroughly religious, are thoroughly wrong.

Marvin Olasky

Passover and Easter are the only Jewish and Christian holidays that move in sync, like the ice skating pairs we saw during the winter Olympics.

Marvin Olasky

On sensitive issues, talk isn't cheap - it takes real courage to pry open topics nailed shut.

Marvin Olasky

Philanthropic humility is necessary if a giver is to do more good than harm, but it is not sufficient - philanthropic prudence is also needed.

Marvin Olasky

Author Bio

  • NameMarvin Olasky
  • DescriptionAmerican journalist
  • BornJune 12, 1950
  • ProfessionJournalist