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The media seems to think only abortion and gay marriage are religious issues. Poverty is a moral issue, it's a faith issue, it's a religious issue. ↗

— Jim Wallis

#faith #gay #gay marriage #issue #issues

But when we place God on our side of things, that we are now ridding the world of evil - that's very dangerous, that one nation has this role to rid the world of evil. What about the evil we have committed, that we are complicit in? ↗

— Jim Wallis

#committed #complicit #dangerous #evil #god

I don't think we should discriminate against an organization or congregation because they're religious, if they're doing good work. But government can't subsidize proselytizing or worship or religious activity. It can't. ↗

— Jim Wallis

#against #because #congregation #discriminate #doing

I'm often asked what I think about the faith of the President George W. Bush. I think it is sincere. I think it's very real. I think it's deeply held. ↗

— Jim Wallis

#asked #bush #deeply #faith #george

If the president is going to use so much language of theology and the Bible, then let's use that language for a serious discussion about the war in Iraq. And that was never done. ↗

— Jim Wallis

#bible #discussion #done #going #iraq

No, we are not the master of the state, said King. We are not the servant of the state. We are the conscience of the state. The churches or the religious community should be, I think, the conscience of the state. We're not just service providers. ↗

— Jim Wallis

#community #conscience #i #i think #just

So when the only domestic social policy is tax cuts that mostly benefit the wealthiest Americans, we say, 'Where is faith being put into action here?' ↗

— Jim Wallis

#being #benefit #cuts #domestic #faith

The great thing about social movements is everybody gets to be a part of them. ↗

— Jim Wallis

#everybody #gets #great #great thing #movements

We have got some mountains to move. Three billion people - half of God's children - are living on less than $2 a day. ↗

— Jim Wallis

#children #day #god #got #half

You can't be evangelical and associate yourself with Jesus and what he says about the poor and just have no other domestic concerns than tax cuts for wealthy people. ↗

— Jim Wallis

#associate #concerns #cuts #domestic #evangelical