Relegating women to second-class citizenship was abolished when Jesus died on the cross.

What we need to affirm is that Jesus is neither a Democrat nor a Republican. Whenever we marry Jesus to a political party, we are committing the sin of idolatry. We are making Jesus into the image of our political party.

Clinton's successor in the White House, George W. Bush, was committed to expanding government spending for faith-based initiatives.

Those issues are biblical issues: to care for the sick, to feed the hungry, to stand up for the oppressed. I contend that if the evangelical community became more biblical, everything would change.

Christianity isn't the only group that has fundamentalists.

Our call is to be God's agents, to rescue not only the human race but the whole of creation.

Evangelicals need to take a good look at what their issues are. Are they really being faithful to Jesus? Are they being faithful to the Bible?