I believe that God made this wonderful universe and all that exists.

I believe in the freedom of God's sons and daughters.

I believe that life is a journey towards God, and that no one has the right to insist that you go a certain road.

I believe that there may be intelligent life on other planets.

Unalloyed love of God is the essential thing. All else is unreal.

Faith: Belief without evidence in what is told by one who speaks without knowledge, of things without parallel.

I have deep sympathy with the hundreds of my constituents who fear that legislation for same-sex marriage will profoundly encroach - although this may be unintended - on their right to live according to their faith.

Perhaps we would do well to listen to the likes of Rabbi Harold Kushner, who contends that God is not really as powerful as we have claimed.