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Religious Politics - The "middle" speaks out

Pah

Pah

Uber all member
Christian middle seeking a turn at bully pulpit
By Lisa Anderson - Chicago Tribune
Thursday, September 21, 2006 - Web Link

September 21, 2006

http://www.faithinpubliclife.org/content/news/2006/09/christian_middle_seeking_a_tur_1.html
Determined to break the links binding partisan politics and faith, growing numbers of religious moderates are uniting and organizing in an unprecedented bid to challenge the Christian right and broaden the values agenda beyond the issues of abortion and same-sex marriage.

The November midterm elections serve as a kind of dress rehearsal for the more prominent role that these moderates, many without any political party alignment, hope to play in the 2008 presidential election and other political contests.

This new coalition of moderate and self-identified progressive Christians underscored its intentions with a flurry of activity this week, just as prominent conservative Christian leaders and politicians prepared to attend the Family Research Council's first Values Voter Summit that opens in Washington on Friday.

"God is not a Republican or Democrat. That must be obvious, but it must be said," said Jim Wallis, a leading evangelical and founder and president of Sojourners/Call to Renewal, a progressive faith-based movement concerned with poverty and the intersection of faith and politics. "There has been this hijacking or takeover of the Republican Party by its right wing and hijacking of religion by the religious right."
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SoliDeoGloria

SoliDeoGloria

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Amen and Amen. I remember this punk rock Christian group in the 90's that had a song that was titled G.O.P. (God's own party). The chorus went "Knock Knock, who's there? G.O.P. won't you Christians let us in. We're pro life and squeeky clean, just don't look underneath our skin. Vote vote vote, the underclass kindly, gently down the drain. Christians and Reuplicans, they are not the same.
I must confess, Pah, that I appreciate you proving me wrong on this one. Very nice.

Sincerely,
SoliDeoGloria
 
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