Religious people today are courts and juries. When it comes down to it, Jesus died on the cross so that we could learn to love others like we love ourselves, not judge them or persecute them.
I'm a real simple person. I believe that the Bible means what it says, and says what it means.
That's a real secret. You can trust God. I feel I love the Lord with all of my heart, and he will not put more on me than I can bear. And so I always say, 'Lord, I trust you with me.' So I figure, anything that happens in my life, I must be able to bear it, or he wouldn't allow it to happen.
I won't be in gay parades - I don't think they need them. I believe in class - I believe that people should have a bit of class about them.
Don't let fear rule your life. Live one day at a time, and never be afraid.
I wish people could have seen what they called our mansion. They would have been so disappointed, because it was just an old house that we fixed up, and I love the old house.