“Radical Muslims fly planes into buildings. Radical Christians kill abortion doctors. Radical Atheists write books.”

“Pastor Ted and other evangelical pastors I hear about in the media seem to perceive just about everything to be a threat against Christianity. Evolution is a threat. Gay marriage is a threat. A swear word uttered accidentally on television is a threat. Democrats are a threat. And so on.I don't see how any of these things pose a threat against Christianity. If someone disagrees with you about politics, or social issues, or the matter of origins, isn't that just democracy and free speech in action? How do opposing viewpoints constitute a threat?”

“Nothing draws people more quickly away from religion than an open mind.”

“Radicalism,like stamp collecting,has its time and place.Perhaps,it is useful in one's youth,but you have to move on.”

“The depressed person is a radical, sullen atheist.”

“And at the moment of contact, they do not know if the hand that is reaching for theirs belongs to a Hindu or Muslim or Christian or Brahmin or untouchable or whether you were born in this city or arrived only this morning or whether you live in Malabar Hill or New York or Jogeshwari; whether you’re from Bombay or Mumbai or New York. All they know is that you’re trying to get to the city of gold, and that’s enough. Come on board, they say. We’ll adjust.”

“Every Christian should be both conservative and radical; conservative in preserving the faith and radical in applying it.”