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In the urban community, the church doesn't just take people to Heaven; it feeds, clothes, and houses them. It teaches them how to read and gets them jobs. The church should be doing all that. What the government should be doing is freeing up the church and supporting the church, as long as it is providing social services. ”
The more people marginalize the true God of the Bible, the more chaotic things become. ”
Government can run and fund programs, but it can't love, it can't show compassion, and it can't embrace. Our faith is designed to have social implications, not just heavenly ones. The spiritual and the social must be connected. ”
No parent or coach can be true to any child and say he's ready for the N.F.L. out of high school. ”
Satisfying a profit motive must never be the reason for law enforcement, and it certainly must never be allowed to support the seizure of personal property by those who we trust to protect and defend our nation and our Constitution. ”
I think it goes back to the fact that the evangelical community often does not have a biblical vision of God. ”
There are reasons why Religious Right Evangelicals will continue to dominate religious discourse, not only in their own sector of the Christian community, but also in what transpires in mainline denominations. ”
The two hot issues are the gay issue and the abortion issue. These are the two defining issues in the evangelical community these days. I'm sure that these hot buttons will be pushed, time and time again. ”
It was a dream come true to wear the famous colours of FC Barcelona. ”
The potential strength of female friendship and the bonds that can be formed, especially over a lifelong relationship, is very profound. ”