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Jim Wallis is a distinguished American writer and social activist. He is the founder and president of Sojourners, a Christian social justice movement. Wallis has been a leading voice in the religious left and has written numerous books on social issues, spirituality, and politics.

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“You can't be evangelical and associate yourself with Jesus and what he says about the poor and just have no other domestic concerns than tax cuts for wealthy people.”

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“But here is the heart of the moral issue for many of us. Simply put, those around the world who have contributed least to global warming and climate change will be the most and first to be impacted by the consequences of it all. Sadly, it's an old story. We, the affluent, create the problem, and the poor pay the price for our sins. It is wrong, and it is a sin-ours.”

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“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.”

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“The failure of political leaders to help uplift the poor will be judged a moral failure.”

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Book:God's Politics: Why the Right Gets it Wrong and the Left Doesn't Get it

Source: God's Politics: Why the Right Gets it Wrong and the Left Doesn't Get it

“Last year, Americans spent $450 billion on Christmas. Clean water for the whole world, including every poor person on the planet would cost about $20 billion. Let's just call that what it is: A material blasphemy of the Christmas season.”

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“I met the president when he was president-elect at a meeting in Austin. He spoke of his faith. He spoke of his desire for a compassionate conservatism, for a faith-based initiative that would do something for poor people.”

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Born: June 4, 1948
Known for: Writer
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