Quips & Quotes

“I’m going to tell you where I stand and I don’t want to know where you stand. You may not agree with me but you’ll always know where I stand.”
–Sen. Chris Buttars said about his governing policies when announcing his immediate retirement from the Senate. He represented his district since 2001

“The production may attempt to entertain audiences for an evening, but The Book of Mormon as a volume of scripture will change people’s lives forever by bringing them closer to Christ.”
–The Mormon Church’s official response to the new Broadway musical by South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone. The musical is called, The Book of Mormon. It’s received rave reviews from a variety of outlets including the New York Times, Vogue and the Salt Lake Tribune

“The Boy Scouts remain a flash point in the debate over gay rights, however. News media outlets regularly run stories with criticism of the Boy Scout policy.”
–Tad Walch from the Deseret News explaining the top threats to so-called traditional marriage. The Boy Scouts were threat number seven

“Apart from the sex with men, I am a gay man.”
–Late-night talk show host, Craig Ferguson told his openly-gay guest, Isaac Mizrahi

“Momentum is building, and we think all of Colorado’s state legislators ought to have the opportunity to vote on civil unions. And we hope they will approve this important step toward relationship equality for Colorado’s gay and lesbian citizens.”
–A Denver Post editorial supporting the steps the Colorado legislature is taking to legalize civil unions. The editorial also supports full marriage equality rights