Whoever invented smooth jazz, man, I wanna kill 'em: You're turning an art form into a hooker.
Elite fundamentalism has always going to be involved with a certain set of conservative interests, but certainly not exclusively Republican.
The politics of that year [2004] are old now, but the problem remains the same, the real culture clash of American life. It's between the essence of fundamentalism - paternalism, authority, and charity - and the messy imperatives of democracy, "the din of the vox populi" once derided by Abram Vereide. It's the difference between false unity, preached from above, and real solidarity, pledged between brothers and sisters - the kinds who are always bickering.
The Family is the oldest and arguably most influential religious political organization in Washington.
Whoever is holding the power says, "Yeah, let's keep things civil and quiet. " Whoever's outside say's, "No, I'm not going to keep things civil and quiet, I'm going to bang on the door. "
My favorite forgotten President in American history is James Buchanan, who in defending really robust and sharp-elbowed debates said, "I like the noise of democracy. I like the sound of people in the streets making noise. "
Liberalism doesn't speak to ideals. Radicalism does.
O God, when my faith gets overladen with dust, blow it clean with the wind of your Spirit. When my habits of obedience get stiff and rusty, anoint them with the oil of your Spirit. Restore the enthusiasm of my first love for you.
I think it's very sad that the political landscape is so dotted with religious extremists who feel the need to infringe upon the lives of decent, free and harmless Americans who want nothing more than to be in love and to spend the rest of their lives together.
The transactions between me and the people that I photograph are very very collaborative.
There is no cure for birth and death save to enjoy the interval. The dark background which death supplies brings out the tender colours of life in all their purity.