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October 23, 2006The rise of the Religious Left?Here's a nice summary (from the Religion News Service) of the Democratic Party's effort to "get religion". The article features key movers and shakers in the party. One of them, Shaun Casey urged House Democrats to visit faith communities, talk to religious opinion makers and subvert the stereotype that the party is hostile to religion.I think this is good for the Democratic Party and for religion in America. Leave it to a "tried and true" Religious Right figure, Ralph Reed, to alwasy bring things back to abortion. "It's not like the Republican Party started getting the votes of people of faith because they started nominating evangelicals or teaching them how to quote the Bible," Reed said. "Republicans got the votes of people of faith when Republicans became a pro-life party."That logic certainly explains the overwhelming support black church-goers give to the Republican Party. Posted by c3 at October 23, 2006 10:36 PM Comments
I don't like people using religion in politics whether it's right-wing or left-wing. They tend to sanctimony--doesn't matter whether it's Jerry Falway or William Sloane Coffin. The idea that you have a direct line from God that tells you the only moral position on an issue--whether it's being pro-life or pro-environmentalism--offends me. We need more discussion of the issues, not more emotion and demagoguery. Posted by: Marc at October 24, 2006 09:29 AMI agree with Marc. As far as I am concerned, religion and politics should remain separate. The only thing that should be preached from the pulpit is salvation. If you want to stump for a candidate or a political issue, do so without bringing your faith or religion in general into it. I used to have great respect for Jerry Falwell until he started using his ministerial position to "preach" politics. Whenever this subject comes up, I am reminded of Jesus' comment: "Render unto Caesar what is Caesar's, and unto God what is God's." 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