The Common Good

Jim Wallis Articles

The 7-year-old's poster said, 'Every Life is Sacred. Stop Poverty.'

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For many people of faith, the elections have shown that what is needed is nothing short of a new confession of Christ.

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God is not a Republican. Or a Democrat.

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The best contribution of religion is precisely not to be a loyal partisan.

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Fallible creatures are not to be trusted with empire.

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There are millions of votes at stake in this liberal miscalculation.

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To focus on the suffering of Christ apart from Jesus' way of the kingdom misses the central point of the gospels.

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In the recently published collection of excerpts from William Sloane Coffin's
speeches and sermons - Credo - appears this gem: "When the rich take
from the poor, it's called an eco

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Our new field organizer for Call to Renewal was working the room at a conference
of leaders of local councils of churches and interfaith organizations from around
the country.

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The Democrats just got some bad news on religion

The Democrats just got some bad ne

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During the run

During the run-up to the Iraq war, I learned two valuable lessons th

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The beneficiaries of wartime tax cuts and contract deals are nothing less than war profiteers.

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'People hate this kind of talk. Raw truth is never popular.'

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George W. Bush's theology of empire.

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As [Jesus] came near and saw the city, he wept over it, saying, "If you, even you,
had only recognized on this day the things that make for peace!" —Luke 19:41

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The American-led war against Iraq has begun.

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We had only a few weeks to organize "Pray and Act: A Service for Peace and
Justice" on January 20, the holiday of Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday.

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Whatever Christians decide about war with Iraq, they must do it on the basis of
Christian theology. Liking and trusting President George W.

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