God's Word teaches a very hard, disturbing truth. Those who neglect the poor and the oppressed are really not God's people at allโno matter how frequently they practice their religious rituals nor how orthodox are their creeds and confessions.
Ronald J. SiderThis helpful book on the role of the arts fills a significant gap in the growing literature on holistic faith-based programs.
Ronald J. SiderIf we fail to feed the needy, we do not have God's love, no matter what we say. Regardless of what we do or say at 11am in a Sunday morn, affluent people who neglect the poor are not the people of God.
Ronald J. SiderEvidence is mounting that faith-based service programs are often more successful than other programs in correcting social problems. [It is wrong] for government to demand that religious nonprofits gut precisely that part of their program [funded through tax dollars] that makes them so effective.
Ronald J. Sider