Persecutions are inevitable as a Christian. We are not greater than our Master, Jesus Christ, in whose Holy Spirit we gain strength to endure.
Communicated in the right way, Judeo-Christian philosophy and the religions that uphold it bind a citizenry together in pursuit of a just and generous society.
Integrating in the society is a fundamental scriptural Christian trait. This integration is a must - moderate constructive integration. All of us, as Egyptians, have to participate.
It was in the early 1960s that my late revered teacher, Professor Abraham Joshua Heschel, became the first major Jewish theologian in America to enter into dialogue with Christian theologians on a high theological level.
The young Japanese, especially, love to wear the latest thing and when they come to London they head for my shops as part of what they want to find in Britain.
I don't think that you can write music if you don't know how to play an instrument. You have to know the basics, then you can go forward.
As far as spiritual influences in Christian music, I would say Crystal Lewis - a lot of her songs especially. The ministry she has through her songs has really hit me.
I was a Christian. I didn't want to have sex before marriage, I was a bit uptight and not very self-confident. I was a virgin until I was 26.
Mike Huckabee represents something that is either tremendously encouraging or deeply disturbing, depending on your point of view: a marriage of Christian fundamentalism with economic populism.
I was brought up Christian, then I was agnostic and then I realized I was atheist... This movie [Agora] is about fundamentalism and hate.
Why not touch things that we hate and turn them upside down and inside out?
I've always said fashion is like roast chicken: You don't have to think about it to know it's delicious.
When it comes to engaging and influencing culture, too many Christians think too highly of political activism.
Even political insiders recognize that years of political effort on behalf of Evangelical Christians have generated little cultural gain.
I'm a born-again Christian, but that's not the coat that I wear. It's just how my heart's been changed.
Maybe if I could ever be a successful comedian then I could be an example that Christians can also have fun.
My mother was extremely controlled, sort of flawless. And I always tend to be a bit more hippie.
I'm not really a girl who likes to go out to lunch or cocktails or store openings.
Fashion offers no greater challenge than finding what works for night without looking like you are wearing a costume.
I've always tried to push myself technically and to push myself visually. That's been part of the journey.
My son has followed fashion since he was a punk. He and I agree that fashion is about sex.
