Jerry Falwell

“AIDS is not just God's punishment for homosexuals; it is God's punishment for the society that tolerates homosexuals.”

“The idea that religion and politics don't mix was invented by the Devil to keep Christians from running their own country.”

“I really believe that the pagans, and the abortionists, and the feminists, and the gays and the lesbians who are actively trying to make that an alternative lifestyle, the ACLU, People For the American Way — I point the finger in their face and say, 'You helped this happen.'”

“Christians, like slaves and soldiers, ask no questions.”

“I hope I live to see the day when, as in the early days of our country, we won't have any public schools. The churches will have taken them over again and Christians will be running them.”

“You can't be a good Christian and a liberal at the same time.”

“If you're not a born-again Christian, you're a failure as a human being.”

“The Bible is the inerrant word of the living God. It is absolutely infallible, without error in all matters pertaining to faith and practice, as well as in areas such as geography, science, history, etc.”

“There is no separation of church and state.”

“Nothing will motivate conservative evangelicals to the polls like a threat to whatever they hold dear.”

“It appears that America's anti-Biblical feminist movement is at last dying, thank God.”

“Grown men should not be having sex with prostitutes unless they are married to them.”

“If we are to save America, we must have a spiritual renewal.”

“Homosexuality is satanic.”

“Our nation was founded by godly men.”