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Sometimes it takes a natural disaster to reveal a social disaster.
We are prophetic interrogators. Why are so many people hungry? Why are so many people and families in our shelters? Why do we have one of six of our... →
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... →
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... →
A billion dollars every week for Iraq, $87 billion for Iraq. We can't get $5 billion for childcare over five years in welfare reform.
I don't think we should discriminate against an organization or congregation because they're religious, if they're doing good work. But... →
The great thing about social movements is everybody gets to be a part of them.
The left and right are not religious categories. They're often not even value categories.
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... →
What is my calling? What am I supposed to do? I think running for office, public office, can be a divine calling. I mean, I've wrestled with that... →
Hope unbelieved is always considered nonsense. But hope believed is history in the process of being changed.
Martin Luther King Jr. really understood the role of the churches when he said, 'The church is not meant to be the master of the state.' We... →
I met the president when he was president-elect at a meeting in Austin. He spoke of his faith. He spoke of his desire for a compassionate... →