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" A strong case can be made for religious leaders to speak out on political issues. "
Tony Campolo
Political
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" When leading evangelicals say terrible things about Islam, evil things about Islam, terrible things about Muhammad, they ought to be ashamed of themselves. "
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" Of the 22 industrialized nations of the world, we're dead last in per capita giving to poor people. "
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" When you listen to Christian radio stations - and there are thousands of them now in the United States - and when you listen to Christian television networks - and there are thousands of Christian television shows across the country - they are all politically right. "
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" From the beginning, there have been some religious leaders who greeted the funding of faith-based social services by government with ambivalence. "
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" I think there are other issues that the Democrats could use to rally evangelicals. There are a lot of us, for instance, who believe that the Bible calls us to be environmentally responsible. "
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" My task as a citizen is to get the government to do more good and less inefficient and wasteful work. "
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" I am relatively sure, from conversations that I had with former president Bill Clinton, that George Bush seldom called upon him for advice. "
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" Haitians do not need development programs imposed on them by expatriates. Instead, they need help in developing as self-assured persons. "
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" It's a new day for the Democrats when it comes to matters of faith, and the younger Evangelicals are aware of this and many of them are moving into the Democratic camp. "
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" If marriage really is a sacred institution, then why is the government controlling it, especially in a nation that affirms separation of church and state? "
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" I think it goes back to the fact that the evangelical community often does not have a biblical vision of God. "
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" Evangelical Christians, who once were a ridiculed irrelevant sectarian movement, have, over just three decades, become a powerful voting bloc that can no longer be ignored. "
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" I am not suggesting that all those missionary organizations working in Haiti should pack up and go home, but I am urging them to understand that Haiti does not need clever Americans with newly contrived schemes for saving their country. "
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" So I really would like to see both parties respond to the poor with greater commitment. But I've got to tell you, the Democrats, I feel, are doing a better job in that respect than Republicans are. "
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" When you were born, you cried and everybody else was happy. The only question that matters is this - when you die, will you be happy when everybody else is crying? "
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" When there is conflict between what God requires and the demands of the government, each of us has an important decision to make concerning taxes. "
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" Because of the increase in life longevity, America can now assume that at any given time three, and perhaps four, former presidents will still be alive, even when the current president is occupying the White House. "
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" In the past, the Republican Party has depended on unified support at election time from Evangelical Christians. But times are changing! "
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" Sadly, we do a much better job of making people feel guilty than we do of delivering them from the guilt we create. We need to confess this and change our ways. "
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" Getting the government to put money into social programs run by religious institutions is a practice that started during the Clinton years, when Bill Clinton advocated the AmeriCorps program. "
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" Red Letter Christians believe in the doctrines of the Apostle's Creed, are convinced that the Scriptures have been inspired by the Holy Spirit, and make having a personal transforming relationship with the resurrected Christ the touchtone of their faith. "
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