"I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God and the Savior of mankind. My church's beliefs about Christ may not all be the same as those of other faiths, each religion has its own unique doctrines and history."

"No candidate should become the spokesman for his faith, for if he becomes president he will need the prayers of the people of all faiths."

Importance of faith

"There are some who feel that religion is a matter not to be seriously considered in the context of the weighty threats that face us. If so they're at odds with the nation's founders; for they, when our nation faced its greatest peril, sought the blessings of the Creator."

"Freedom requires religion just as religion requires freedom. Freedom opens the windows of the soul so that man can discover his most profound beliefs and commune with God. Freedom and religion endure together or perish alone."

"Religious tolerance would be a shallow principle indeed if it were reserved only for faiths with which we agree."

"We are a nation under God, and in God we do indeed trust. We should acknowledge the creator, as did the founding fathers."

Religious freedom

"We are a nation under God, and in God we do indeed trust. We should acknowledge the creator, as did the founding fathers."

"Today's generation of Americans have always known religious liberty. Perhaps we forget the long and arduous path our nation's forebears took to achieve it. They came here from England to seek freedom of religion but upon finding it for themselves they first denied it to others."

"Perhaps the most important question to ask a person of faith who seeks a political office is this: Does he share these American values: The equality of human kind, the obligation to serve one another, and a steadfast commitment to liberty?"

Any believer in religious freedom, any person who has knelt in prayer to the Almighty, has a friend and ally in me. And so it is for hundreds of millions of our countrymen: We do not insist on a single strain of religion — rather, we welcome our nation's symphony of faith.

Defending liberty

"Americans acknowledge that liberty is a gift of God, not an indulgence of government. No people in the history of the world have sacrificed as much for liberty.