U2democrat
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This is a fascinating article.
For the full article:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/05/19/AR2006051901813.html
Finally someone gets the message that not all Christians are Bush-loving gay-hating bigots.
A Different List Of Moral Issues
By Caryle Murphy and Alan Cooperman
Washington Post Staff Writers
Saturday, May 20, 2006; Page A01
The religious left is back.
Long overshadowed by the Christian right, religious liberals across a wide swath of denominations are engaged today in their most intensive bout of political organizing and alliance-building since the civil rights and anti-Vietnam War movements of the 1960s, according to scholars, politicians and clergy members.
In large part, the revival of the religious left is a reaction against conservatives' success in the 2004 elections in equating moral values with opposition to abortion and same-sex marriage.
Religious liberals say their faith compels them to emphasize such issues as poverty, affordable health care and global warming. Disillusionment with the war in Iraq and opposition to Bush administration policies on secret prisons and torture have also fueled the movement.
For the full article:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/05/19/AR2006051901813.html
Finally someone gets the message that not all Christians are Bush-loving gay-hating bigots.