Posted on 02/01/2010 7:45:22 AM PST by greyfoxx39
One year into the Obama administration, it seems too early to weigh the influence - or potential influence - of the "progressive evangelical movement."
These are the people who often advise Democratic candidates on faith issues and try to get evangelical Christians to prioritize issues like global warming and torture over fighting Roe v. Wade or gays marrying.
And now a couple familiar faces from the progressive evangelical world are forming a lobbying/advocacy group,............................ Richard Cizik (longtime lobbyist for the National Association of Evangelicals who was pushed out in 2008 after saying he supports civil unions) and David Gushee (president of Evangelicals for Human Rights) are sort of as close as it gets.
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.... Cizik, Gushee and Steve Martin, who run the new New Evangelical Partnership for the Common Good,
(Excerpt) Read more at newsweek.washingtonpost.com ...
They won’t get any traction: haven’t they heard? BO doesn’t allow lobbyists inside his White House.
Oh, except for big pharma. And trial lawyers.
On a similar note ping!
“That’ll do it...just highjack the name “Evangelical” for liberal causes. “
Yep. Works every time.
It doesn’t matter what name they use... they are just another leftist pressure group.
Greens, Civil Rights, Feminists... whatever. They all want the same exact thing, big socialist government.
Jews for Hitler.
A common practice of the Left is to infiltrate opposition groups and coopt them. Failing at that, and they often succeed, they form similar sounding organizations and continue with their leftist agenda.
Another common tactic is calling themselves the opposite of what they are. Lying is the cornerstone of their agenda.
They ought to get the Mormons in on it too. LDS spokesman Harry Reid would fit right in.
OXYMORON alert!
That “title” was hijacked years ago.. look at some of the gospel less kooks using it today... what is one more set of apostate leaders more or less
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