I think the real place where most evangelicals have trouble with the Democratic Party is on the issue of abortion.

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When leading evangelicals say terrible things about Islam, evil things about Islam, terrible things about...

When leading evangelicals say terrible things about Islam, evil things about Islam, terrible things about...

I contend that, in spite of all that might be said about Watergate, Richard Nixon...

I contend that, in spite of all that might be said about Watergate, Richard Nixon...

When you talk about evangelicals, don't forget that a significant proportion of the evangelical community...

When you talk about evangelicals, don't forget that a significant proportion of the evangelical community...

Your past is important but it is not nearly as important to your present as...

Your past is important but it is not nearly as important to your present as...

The reason why I buy into the Democratic Party more than the Republican Party is...

The reason why I buy into the Democratic Party more than the Republican Party is...

Of the 22 industrialized nations of the world, we're dead last in per capita giving...

Of the 22 industrialized nations of the world, we're dead last in per capita giving...

If America is too arrogant, too prideful to repent, it's not the kind of country...

If America is too arrogant, too prideful to repent, it's not the kind of country...

I think it goes back to the fact that the evangelical community often does not...

I think it goes back to the fact that the evangelical community often does not...

Prior to ROE V. WADE, abortions were common even though they were illegal. I don't...

Prior to ROE V. WADE, abortions were common even though they were illegal. I don't...

I contend that it's impossible to read the Sermon on the Mount and not come...

I contend that it's impossible to read the Sermon on the Mount and not come...

But I contend that if we're providing total medical coverage for every man, woman, and...

But I contend that if we're providing total medical coverage for every man, woman, and...

That's what they do in Europe. You go down to the city hall and you...

That's what they do in Europe. You go down to the city hall and you...

The real problem that I think those of us who are evangelicals and Democrats have...

The real problem that I think those of us who are evangelicals and Democrats have...

So I really would like to see both parties respond to the poor with greater...

So I really would like to see both parties respond to the poor with greater...

I think there are other issues that the Democrats could use to rally evangelicals. There...

I think there are other issues that the Democrats could use to rally evangelicals. There...

Those issues are biblical issues: to care for the sick, to feed the hungry, to...

Those issues are biblical issues: to care for the sick, to feed the hungry, to...

The two hot issues are the gay issue and the abortion issue. These are the...

The two hot issues are the gay issue and the abortion issue. These are the...

But I think it's up to a local congregation to determine whether or not a...

But I think it's up to a local congregation to determine whether or not a...

I contend that Bush would be a lot more moderate if there weren't some fundamentalists...

I contend that Bush would be a lot more moderate if there weren't some fundamentalists...

So after the Lewinsky scandal, everything changed, and we moved from using the Bible to...

So after the Lewinsky scandal, everything changed, and we moved from using the Bible to...