It's a real conflict for me when I go to a concert and find out somebody in the audience is a Republican or fundamental Christian. It can cloud my enjoyment. I'd rather not know.
The Christian ethic played an essential part in my upbringing.
I cite in my book countless examples of the foundational documents of the colonial period in America and the writings of the leaders, that this was intended to be a Christian nation.
Are we a Christian nation now? It's doubtful. But did we start out as one? Without question.
The problem we have in America is the systematic erosion of our religious values in an attempt by certain liberal groups to expunge our Christian heritage from the public square.
The founding document of the United States of America acknowledges the Lordship of Jesus Christ because we are a Christian nation.
However dark and profitless, however painful and weary, existence may have become, life is not done, and our Christian character is not won, so long as God has anything left for us to suffer, or anything left for us to do.
I don't mean that if you're a Christian, walking close to God, you will immediately gain celebrity. you may fail as an artist, because you may not have what the public want at that time, and you have to be prepared for that.
When I became a Christian my confidence grew.
So I will go as far as I can into rock and roll carrying my Christian banner.
Because pornography is a tool of Satan that exploits and distorts our God-given sexuality, women - especially Christian women - need to understand the increasing threat of online pornography.
Re-telling the Christian story is the essence of my vocation. That has been going on since the Evangelists in one form or another.
We need to stop fighting Christian against Christian. I have no time for anything but trying to love other people. That is a full-time job.
I want to love all the children of God - Christian, Jew, Moslem, Hindu, Buddhist - everyone. I want to love gay Christians and straight Christians.
I wish we had more visible Christian and Catholic leaders who talked about love.