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Wallis's politics: not to be confused with God's. Or are they?(THE NATION)(Jim Wallis)(God's Politics : Why the Right Gets It Wrong and the Left Doesn't Get It)(Book Review)

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IN 1995, Jim Wallis was arrested for protesting against welfare reform in the Capitol Rotunda. In 1983, he was arrested in the Rotunda for protesting the MX missile. But these days, Wallis is more likely to be meeting lawmakers than breaking laws when he is on Capitol Hill. Senate Democrats invited him to a conference in January, and Senate Republicans have consulted with him about their anti-poverty agenda. His influence is even more pronounced in the media. Wallis has shared his insights with Tim Russert and yukked it up with Jon Stewart. His new, best-selling book, God's Politics, has been widely reviewed.

His basic message is twofold: Democrats should be more ...

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