Canton Repository: "Answering an evangelical call to arms, Christians will gather in communities across the nation Tuesday night to watch President Bush's State of the Union address. They will invite local media to listen in as they measure Bush's policies against the moral values laid out in the Bible. But don't expect a lot of applause for the president. These 'watch parties' are being organized by a small but growing movement of evangelical Christians who no longer want to be defined by gay marriage and abortion. Plumbing the Bible for God's priorities, they are talking instead about global warming and affordable housing, about fewer tax cuts for the rich and more food stamps for the poor. Citing Jesus' concern for the most vulnerable, evangelicals last month led a protest against a proposed federal budget that would cut deeply into food stamps, subsidized health insurance and student aid. The Rev. Ted Haggard, president of the National Association of Evangelicals, has spoken out for clean-air and clean-water policies, arguing that God ordered man to be a good steward of creation. He hears pastors everywhere picking up the theme."
Mike Littwin looks at Tom Tancredo's popularity and influence today [January 31, 2006, "Littwin: Tancredo's wall power"]. From the article, "But now Rep. Tancredo, once considered by many thoughtful people to be simply a crackpot, has morphed, almost without warning, into a crackpot who's also a major political player."
Category: 2008 Presidential Election
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