Centerfield

Interesting.
A democrat doesn't have to parrot the republican faith based talking points to win.
He just has to have credentials that show he isn't a godless hedonist (AKA: “A man of faith”.)

Of course, November of 2006 will test this hypothesis, but I would say it will work. My evangelical friends don't real like the republican party. They just support it as the only one who even pretends to share their values.

Doesn't sound like there is much traction out among most voters for those of us who are agnostic and most comfortable in a secular environment.
Voters want to know where a candidate's values are based, and they want a familiar reference.

Will voters be persuaded by principles of bi-pastisanship, cooperation, collaboration, fairness...?

What are the Value roots of Centrism?
Do unto others...?
Golden mean...?
How do we communicate about Centrism to make it more appealing to voters than the alternatives?

Doesn't sound like there is much traction out among most voters for those of us who are agnostic and most comfortable in a secular environment. Voters want to know where a candidate's values are based, and they want a familiar reference.

You can be agnostic and secular and still find much to admire and agree with in the teachings of Christ. I don't think there's anything remotely dishonest about an agnostic familiarizing with the bible and having ready favorite verses handy. But then my view is that if you belive in good, you believe in God. There IS no conflict.

Being agnostic does not mean that you have no faith. I don't think anyone can get out of bed without faith. Some people are just more aware of this than others. Faith is a much broader and all-encompassing domain than that set of beliefs which concerns an omnipotent creator/deity and the variance among the sets of rules which various groups of followers endorse. If only we could overcome whatever flaws of human nature drive our penchant for overlooking the common ground in favor of the minute differences...