All Jim Wallis Quotes
- 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… Activity
- When evangelical leaders can persuade the president to be concerned about what's happening in Sudan, or sex trafficking around the world, or HIV-AIDS, that's a… Aids
- 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… Associate
- The people who have more money and goods than any people in the history of the world spend most of their time worrying about not… Any
- But here is the heart of the moral issue for many of us. Simply put, those around the world who have contributed least to global… Affluent
- Pat Robertson is an embarrassment to the church and a danger to American politics, .. It's time for Christian leaders of all stripes to call… All
- Our choice is between cynicism and hope. Choice
- Why?' is the prophetic question. Funny
- Sometimes it takes a natural disaster to reveal a social disaster. Disaster
- But when one believes that you've been appointed by God for a particular mission in history, you have to be very careful about that, how… Appointed
- 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… Abortion
- The failure of political leaders to help uplift the poor will be judged a moral failure. Failure
- Hope is believing in spite of the evidence, and then watching the evidence change. Believe
- Some people believe the alternative to bad religion is secularism, but that's wrong . . . . The answer to bad religion is better religion--prophetic… Alternative
- Anyone can love peace, but Jesus didn't say, "Blessed are the peace-lovers." He says �peacemakers.� He is referring to a life vocation, not a hobby… Anyone
- We can find common ground only by moving to higher ground. Common
- At times I think the truest image of God today is a black inner-city grandmother in the United States or a mother of the disappeared… Action
- 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… Churches
- The left and right are not religious categories. They're often not even value categories. Categories
- 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… Children
- 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… Associate