Wednesday, March 16, 2005

God's Politics: An Interview With Jim Wallis: "I think the Right has made a serious mistake in adopting a moral-values strategy, because they�re winning in the short run. [But] in the long run, they�re going to lose this debate because they won�t be able to restrict it to two issues. Once you open that door to a values conversation, it�s going to undercut a right-wing economic agenda, which values wealth over work and favors the rich over the poor, or resorts to war as the first resort and not the last. To quote the White House, when it comes to moral values in this discussion, I say, �Bring it on!� Let�s have the conversation, because the Right�s going to lose this debate in the end. But not if the Left doesn�t even get in the conversation. "

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