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Apparently there was something about Jim’s tone in his last post that struck a nerve within the progressive faith blogosphere. From Pastor Dan: …there’s a whole constellation of faithful people in the netroots who have been working these issues out while Jim Wallis has been insulting our secular allies. I think it’s terribly insulting to…

Dear Kos, I read your piece, Religion, values, and politics, and liked a lot of what you said. But I have a few responses to it. You and I have discussed this before, and you are clearly not attacking religion per se, as too many secular progressives have done for a long time. As a…

Also, watch the panel discussion with Pat Buchanan and Peter Fenn that follows Jim’s interview – he and his ideas are mentioned several times:

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Whatever may be the tensionsand the stresses of a particular day,there is always lurking close at handthe trailing beautyof forgotten joyor unremembered peace. – Howard Thurmanfrom Meditations of the Heart.+ Sign up to receive our quote of the day via e-mail

You have heard that it was said to those of ancient times, “You shall not murder”; and “whoever murders shall be liable to judgment.” But I say to you that if you are angry with a brother or sister, you will be liable to judgment; and if you insult a brother or sister, you will…

Jim Wallis recently wrote a column for Time magazine declaring, “The Religious Right’s Era Is Over.” Read the full article on Time.com (where at the time of this posting it was their #2 most popular article), but here are some key quotes: As I have traveled around the country, one line in my speeches always…

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Now as you excel in everything—in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in utmost eagerness, and in our love for you—so we want you to excel also in this generous undertaking. I do not say this as a command, but I am testing the genuineness of your love against the earnestness of others. For you know…

A nation that continues year after year to spend more money on military defense than on programs of social uplift is approaching spiritual death. – Martin Luther King Jr. + Sign up to receive our quote of the day via e-mail
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