Politics Quotes by Shane Claiborne

What is the point in calling anything God if it does not also hold sway in every part of one's life--especially one's…

— Shane Claiborne

I engage with local politics because it affects people I love. And I engage in national politics because it affects people I…

— Shane Claiborne

The greatest sin of political imagination: Thinking there is no other way except the filthy rotten system we have today.

— Shane Claiborne

One of the great dangers in political engagement is misplaced hope.

— Shane Claiborne

It is the church's responsibility, the government's responsibility, and the personal responsibility of every one of us to love.

— Shane Claiborne

The question for me is not are we political, but how are we political? We need to be politically engaged, but peculiar…

— Shane Claiborne

We need to be politically engaged, but peculiar in how we engage. Jesus and the early Christians had a marvelous political imagination.…

— Shane Claiborne

The early Christians felt a deep collision with the empire in which they lived, and with politics as usual. They carelessly crossed…

— Shane Claiborne

There are some Christians who totally disengage from politics and set their minds on heaven so much that their faith is so…

— Shane Claiborne

We should refuse to get sucked into political camps and insist on pulling the best out of all of them. That's what…

— Shane Claiborne

Governments can do lots of things, but there are a lot of things they cannot do. A government can provide good housing,…

— Shane Claiborne

A lot of times people say whatever the government touches, they don't do that well, so why would we trust them with…

— Shane Claiborne

“Every time our government chooses to use military force to bring about change in the world, it once again teaches our children…

— Shane Claiborne

The work of community, love, reconciliation, restoration is the work we cannot leave up to politicians. This is the work we are…

— Shane Claiborne

When it comes to the big issues like immigration, everyone has a role. The government has a role. The church has a…

— Shane Claiborne