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41 " It is difficult, if not impossible, to communicate the message of grace from the corridors of power. "
― Philip Yancey , Christians and Politics Uneasy Partners
42 " The church has allowed itself to get so swept up in political issues that it plays by the rules of adversarial power. In no other arena is the church at greater risk of losing its calling than in the public square. Somehow the paramount command to love—even to love our enemies—gets lost. "
43 " To justify Christianity because it provides a foundation of morality, instead of showing the necessity of Christian morality from the truth of Christianity, is a very dangerous inversion,” cautioned T. S. Eliot. "
44 " A church that lives by power dies by power. "
45 " I understand why some Christians are acting ungraciously: out of fear. "
46 " To justify Christianity because it provides a foundation of morality, instead of showing the necessity of Christian morality from the truth of Christianity, is a very dangerous inversion, "
47 " Democracy requires us to recognize others’ rights even when we fundamentally disagree with them. "
48 " do worry about the recent tendency for the labels “evangelical Christian” and “religious right” to become interchangeable. Increasingly Christians are perceived as rigid moralists who want to control others’ lives. "
49 " The more we focus on tangential issues, the less effective we will be in addressing matters of true moral significance. "
50 " the gospel of Jesus was not primarily a political platform. In all the talk of voting blocs and culture wars, the message of grace—the main distinctive Christians have to offer—tends to fall aside. It is difficult, if not impossible, to communicate the message of grace from the corridors of power. "