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Q. Poverty, which Jesus talked a lot about, is still with us. But a lot of Christians today want to talk more about other things: homosexuality, abortion, evolution. Why?

I think there’s a collusion between political parties and religious communities. So religious communities end up emphasizing issues that political parties can exploit to win elections. As a result, we make a big deal about issues that Jesus said absolutely nothing about. And we say very little about issues that Jesus said so much about.

” - Q & A with Brian  McLaren, progressive Christian evangelical, in an interview with The Charlotte Observer, Saturday, January 26, 2008.