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.

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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...

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

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...

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

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

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...

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

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

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...

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

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

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

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I teach at Eastern University, which is highly committed to doing work among the poor...

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

My theology is such that the God who loves Israel and will not forsake Israel...

My theology is such that the God who loves Israel and will not forsake Israel...