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OUT LOUD

NewsJim White  |  March 3, 2012

“I often find myself thinking, I wish a good number of my congregation were as devoted to daily spiritual growth as this man is.”
Joel Hunter
The Florida pastor Joel Hunter, who serves as a spiritual adviser to President Obama, was defending Obama’s faith in a Feb. 23 conference call with reporters.

“We’re not looking for a candidate that can walk on water, we’re looking for a candidate who doesn’t sink under the weight of their own baggage.”
Tony Perkins
The Family Research Council president was speaking on CNN’s “State of the Union,” about conservative Christians.

“I, for one, am quite willing to join the ‘forgive, forget and move on’ crowd, but it does make me wonder if evangelicals are going to sound believable when they say that they tend to vote Republican because of their religious commitments to the family.”
Tony Campolo
The evangelical author and activist was telling Christianity Today why he can't support presidential candidate Newt Gingrich, who has been married three times.

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