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“The question for me is not are we political, but how are we political? We need to be politically engaged, but peculiar in how we engage.”

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Shane Claiborne

Shane Claiborne is an author, social activist, and Christian pacifist, known for his advocacy of simple living and opposition to war. Born on July 11, 1975, Claiborne's work and activities aim to promote social justice and global peace. more

“When we put too much hope in a candidate or a party we set ourselves up for disappointment. When I see a poster with [Barak] Obama's image with the word "hope" under it, something in me cringes - our hope is built on nothing less than Jesus' blood and righteousness, the old hymn goes, all other ground is sinking sand.”

Jesus Party Too Much Blood Built Disappointment Candidates Sand Righteousness Posters Sinking Hymns Cringe Barak Obama

Author:Shane Claiborne

“There are some Christians who totally disengage from politics and set their minds on heaven so much that their faith is so heavenly minded that it is no earthly good.”

Mind Christian Heaven Heavenly

Author:Shane Claiborne

“Karl Barth said it well: "We have to read the Bible in one hand... and the newspaper in the other." Our faith should not cause us to escape this world but to engage it.”

World Should Wells Said Hands Causes This World Newspapers

Author:Shane Claiborne

“The early Christians felt a deep collision with the empire in which they lived, and with politics as usual. They carelessly crossed party lines and built subversive friendships. And we should do that too.”

Should Christian Felt Lines Party Built Empires Usual Subversive Collision

Author:Shane Claiborne

“To be nonpartisan doesn't mean we're nonpolitical.”

Mean

Author:Shane Claiborne

“We should refuse to get sucked into political camps and insist on pulling the best out of all of them. That's what Jesus did - challenge the worst of each camp and pull out the best of each.”

Should Political Jesus Challenges Worst Refuse Camps Pulling

Author:Shane Claiborne

“Discontentment is a gift. It's the stuff that changes the world.”

World Stuff Changing The World Discontentment

Author:Shane Claiborne

“We have to use our discontentment to engage rather than disengage - our hope has to be more powerful than our cynicism.”

Use Powerful Cynicism Discontentment

Author:Shane Claiborne

“I think it no accident that most of those emigrating to America in the 19th century identified with the Democratic Party. We are a heterogeneous party made up of Americans of diverse backgrounds.”

Thinking Made America Party Century Democratic Accidents Backgrounds Diverse Democratic Party 19th Century Emigrating

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“Rather than finding the devil "out there," we battle the devil within us. The revolution starts inside each of us.”

Revolution Battle Findings Devil

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