“We kept the faith. Our faith was that God will make a way somehow. So bomb the churches, knock us down with fire hoses, beat us with billy clubs, tell us that we are the last, the lost and the least, but we shall overcome.”
Walter Fauntroy
African-American Baptist pastor and former District of Columbia representative to Congress (RNS)
“America is changing. The religious communities of America are changing, too. Anybody who doesn’t understand the multi-racial nature of American politics today fails to capture what’s happening.”
Richard Cizik
Vice president for governmental affairs of the National Association of Evangelicals, assessing the meaning of the elections (christianitytoday.com)
“We have a serious chance for an abortion reduction, and I think we have a serious chance with an Obama administration. Barack Obama will be held accountable on a serious commitment to abortion reduction. He called for that, his campaign platform said that and he should be held accountable to that. He needs prayer and accountability, support and pushing, both at the same time.”
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Jim Wallis
Founder of Sojourners magazine (christianitytoday.com)
"There are tens of millions of Americans who did not vote for President-elect Obama, as well as those who did, who are very, very pleased that an African American has been elected president of the United States. … After much struggle, we as a nation have chosen to live up to the promises of our founding documents: We believe 'that all men are created equal.’”
Richard Land
President of the Southern Baptist Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission (BP)
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