Some people believe the alternative to bad religion is secularism, but that's wrong . . . . The answer to bad religion is better religion--prophetic rather than partisan, broad and deep instead of narrow, and based on values as opposed to ideology.
— Jim Wallis The Great Awakening: Reviving Faith and Politics in a Post-Religious Right America
Tags: secularism, religion

Other Quotes by "Jim Wallis"

Martin Luther King Jr. really understood the role of the churches when he said, 'The church is not meant to be the master of the state.' We don't sort of take power and grab the levers of government and impose our agenda down people's throats.
Tags: government, king, power, people
So when the only domestic social policy is tax cuts that mostly benefit the wealthiest Americans, we say, 'Where is faith being put into action here?'
Tags: say, only, action, faith
The great thing about social movements is everybody gets to be a part of them.
Tags: thing, social, about, great
No, we are not the master of the state, said King. We are not the servant of the state. We are the conscience of the state. The churches or the religious community should be, I think, the conscience of the state. We're not just service providers.
Tags: think, service, community, king
We are prophetic interrogators. Why are so many people hungry? Why are so many people and families in our shelters? Why do we have one of six of our children poor, and one of three of these are children of color? 'Why?' is the prophetic question.
Tags: color, poor, children, people
View More by "Jim Wallis"