In short, I'm not sure that the abortion problem can be solved by legislation. I think it can only be solved through moral persuasion.

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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...

When you were born, you cried and everybody else was happy. The only question that...

When you were born, you cried and everybody else was happy. The only question that...

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...

I contend the state ought to do its thing and provide legal rights for all...

I contend the state ought to do its thing and provide legal rights for all...

I'm a minister, and I serve as a minister in addition to being a university...

I'm a minister, and I serve as a minister in addition to being a university...

And we've got to ask ourselves some very serious questions as to whether or not...

And we've got to ask ourselves some very serious questions as to whether or not...

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...

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...

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...

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 the real place where most evangelicals have trouble with the Democratic Party is...

I think the real place where most evangelicals have trouble with the Democratic Party is...

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 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...

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...

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...

When you listen to Christian radio stations - and there are thousands of them now...

When you listen to Christian radio stations - and there are thousands of them now...

I think the time has come for the United States to do even-handed justice.

I think the time has come for the United States to do even-handed justice.

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...

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...