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" Protestants so often confuse being Republican with being Christian. "
Tony Campolo
Confuse
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" What is especially important is addressing the question of how religion can be enforced through political means and what can be done to create a political environment that, on the one hand, acknowledges the role of religion in society, while on the other hand does not impose one religion on the populace at the expense of all others. "
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" In short, I'm not sure that the abortion problem can be solved by legislation. I think it can only be solved through moral persuasion. "
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" I, for one, am quite willing to join the 'forgive, forget and move on' crowd, but it does make me wonder if Evangelicals are going to sound believable when they say that they tend to vote Republican because of their religious commitments to the family. "
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" I contend that Bush would be a lot more moderate if there weren't some fundamentalists breathing down his neck every time he wants to establish the state of Israel, every time he wants to do justice for the Palestinian people. "
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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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" I'm not denying that depression can be spiritually induced. Guilt from having wronged and hurt others can bring it on. A sense of having failed to live out the will of God can give rise to depression. Certainly the fear of death and what might follow can sap the joy out of life. "
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" Jesus is the only Savior, but not everybody who is saved by Him is aware that He is the one who is doing the saving. "
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" Marriage should be viewed as an institution ordained by God and should be out of the control of the state. "
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" The first reason for the preponderant influence of those Evangelicals who define themselves as advocates of Religious Right theological and political ideologies is that they have both the financial means and technological know-how to make widespread use of modern electronic forms of communication. "
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" Those issues are biblical issues: to care for the sick, to feed the hungry, to stand up for the oppressed. I contend that if the evangelical community became more biblical, everything would change. "
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Community
Stand
" 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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Time
Support
" 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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Matters
" I contend that, in spite of all that might be said about Watergate, Richard Nixon was good for the poor people of America. "
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About
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" If a guy is intimidated by a woman in leadership, he has real problems with his own concepts of masculinity. That's a harsh statement, but I believe it to be true. "
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" But I think it's up to a local congregation to determine whether or not a marriage should be blessed of God. And it shouldn't be up to the government. "
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Government
" It has been said that people never do evil with more enthusiasm than when they do it in the name of God. "
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" In baptism, new Christians become part of a body of fellow believers who are called to spiritually encourage one another and hold one another responsible for consistent Christian living. "
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Body
Christian
New
" A career public speaker is not what I'm called to be. I'm called to be a critic. "
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Career
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Public
" I applaud the growing commitment of Evangelicals to the needs of the poor and oppressed in urban America. "
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" Most Evangelicals claim to be politically non-partisan, and say they only identify with the Republican Party because the Republicans are committed to 'family values.' "
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" While I can see how the government has, at times, wasted taxpayers' money, and I can admit that too often its programs are ineffective, I also can see the good that government does. "
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" Most Evangelicals have the church to thank for the Sunday-school classes that taught us what the Bible says and paved the way for our eventual decisions to commit our lives to Christ. "
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