Addresses Quote by Brennan Manning

“Christian political theory does not adhere to a passive conservatism. nor is it enamored of progress. It is conservative in principles, but progressive in…

— Heinrich A. Rommen

Religious power, which, as I have already said, frequently identifies itself with political power, has always been a protagonist of this bitter struggle, even…

— Salvatore Quasimodo

“The political vision of the religious right is for the most part an individualistic politics of righteousness, not a communal politics of compassion.”

— Marcus J. Borg

“Liberal politics are incompatible with . . . a [religious] community, unless it is further believed that the individual members of the community have…

— Mustafa Akyol

“valuable lesson from the experience: people with entrenched religious beliefs will always sidestep reason and fall back on toeing the party line, people from…

— Joseph winters

For me, one of the most disturbing elements of the right wing's political agenda is that it believes that there is one correct spiritual…

— Barbra Streisand

Much of the left-liberal elite despise traditional religious beliefs ... in general, they are profoundly uncomfortable with religious institutions and the traditional values they embody.

— William Bennett

“we’re subtly pressed to believe what we’re expected to believe as a good “conservative” or a good “liberal.” Anything outside our narrow channel is…

— Charles J. Chaput

Liberalism downplays certain of our moral senses: loyalty, authority, and sanctity.

— Robert J. Shiller

“A people religiously right, will not long remain politically wrong.”

— William Arnot

The chief characteristics of the [liberal] attitude are human sympathy, a receptivity to change, and a scientific willingness to follow reason rather than faith.

— Chester Bowles

“Absolutism, in both religious and political idealism, is a splendid incentive to heroic action, but a dangerous guide in immediate and concrete situations. In…

— Gustav Niebuhr