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title: "1 Religious Choice Quotes By Jim Wallis"
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> [More than just a moral issue, hope is a spiritual and even religious choice. Hope is not a feeling; it is a decision. And the decision for hope is based on what you believe at the deepest levels - what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-wallis/more-than-just-a-moral-issue-hope-is-a-spiritual-and-even-religious/)

[Jim Wallis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-wallis/)

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## More by Jim Wallis

> [If you are asking the wrong question, it doesn't matter how good the answer is, you aren't going to get where you want to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-wallis/if-you-are-asking-the-wrong-question-it-doesn-t-matter-how-good-the/)

[Jim Wallis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-wallis/)

> [The failure of political leaders to help uplift the poor will be judged a moral failure.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-wallis/the-failure-of-political-leaders-to-help-uplift-the-poor-will-be/)

[Jim Wallis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-wallis/)

> [Spirituality becomes a commodity to be bought and sold. So spirituality has to be disciplined by social justice.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-wallis/spirituality-becomes-a-commodity-to-be-bought-and-sold-so/)

[Jim Wallis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-wallis/)

> [Faith can cut in so many ways. If you're penitent and not triumphal, it can move us to repentance and accountability and help us…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-wallis/faith-can-cut-in-so-many-ways-if-you-re-penitent-and-not-triumphal-it/)

[Jim Wallis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-wallis/)

> [Why?' is the prophetic question.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-wallis/why-is-the-prophetic-question/)

[Jim Wallis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-wallis/)

> [Healthcare should be a human right and not a commodity for sale.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-wallis/healthcare-should-be-a-human-right-and-not-a-commodity-for-sale/)

[Jim Wallis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-wallis/)

> [More than just a moral issue, hope is a spiritual and even religious choice. Hope is not a feeling; it is a decision. And…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-wallis/more-than-just-a-moral-issue-hope-is-a-spiritual-and-even-religious/)

[Jim Wallis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-wallis/)

> [Our choice is between cynicism and hope.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-wallis/our-choice-is-between-cynicism-and-hope/)

[Jim Wallis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-wallis/)

> [Pat Robertson is an embarrassment to the church and a danger to American politics, .. It's time for Christian leaders of all stripes to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-wallis/pat-robertson-is-an-embarrassment-to-the-church-and-a-danger-to/)

[Jim Wallis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-wallis/)

> [Sometimes it takes a natural disaster to reveal a social disaster.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-wallis/sometimes-it-takes-a-natural-disaster-to-reveal-a-social-disaster/)

[Jim Wallis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-wallis/)

> [To dig our heels in and say no to a present madness is a good thing, but to walk a new path and say…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-wallis/to-dig-our-heels-in-and-say-no-to-a-present-madness-is-a-good-thing/)

[Jim Wallis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-wallis/)

> [“Religion is often used as a sword to divide, rather than as a balm to heal.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-wallis/religion-is-often-used-as-a-sword-to-divide-rather-than-as-a-balm-to/)

[Jim Wallis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-wallis/)

> [The kingdom of God, which Jesus came to inaugurate, is meant to create an alternate reality in this world, and ultimately to transform the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-wallis/the-kingdom-of-god-which-jesus-came-to-inaugurate-is-meant-to-create/)

[Jim Wallis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-wallis/)

> [Faith reminds us that change is always possible.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-wallis/faith-reminds-us-that-change-is-always-possible/)

[Jim Wallis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-wallis/)

> [Jesus proclaimed, Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. .. He is saying that a whole new order is about to enter…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-wallis/jesus-proclaimed-repent-for-the-kingdom-of-heaven-is-at-hand-he-is/)

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