Culture Warriors Fracture
Posted on May 5, 2008
According to the Associated Press, Conservative Christian leaders will be releasing their curiously titled ‘Evangelical Manifesto’ on Wednesday. The document “condemns Christians on the right and left for using faith to express political views without regard for the Bible.”
On the right and left? Oh please. Everybody knows it’s the right-wingers who cannot keep their self-righteous paws out of public policy. Liberally minded Christians don’t use the Bible to justify intolerance, or enact laws against those they perceive as sinful.
“All too often we have attacked the evils and injustices of others,” they wrote, “while we have condoned our own sins.” They argue, “we must reform our own behavior.”
Well yes, that would be a good place to start.
The story notes that “some champions of traditional culture war issues are not among the supporters” of the manifesto. “Richard Land, head of the public policy arm for the Southern Baptist Convention, said through a spokeswoman that he has not seen the document and was not asked to sign it.” Focus of the Family founder James Dobson also shuns the declaration. (And, I betcha don’t see Pat Robertson’s name written down with a red Crayola.)
Still, it’s heartening to learn that not all evangelicals are the shrill sex-obsessed banshees they appear to be.
Filed Under Religion | 3 Comments
Tags: Conservatives, James Dobson, Religious Right
