What does Evangelical Lobbyist [NAE Chief Spokesperson Richard Cizik] Really Believe?

Earned Media ^ | Dec. 10, 2008 | Jeff Walton

[Alex Murphy]

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 /Christian Newswire/ -- Recently, National Association of Evangelicals (NAE) chief lobbyist Richard Cizik told National Public Radio that he is "shifting" on the issue of marriage and now favors same-sex civil unions, if not same-sex marriage outright.

Leith Anderson, NAE's President, has said that Cizik's statements did not "appropriately reflect the positions" of NAE policy. In his own statement, Cizik has said that his NPR "thoughts about 'civil unions' were misunderstood and misplaced," without explaining how. A transcript of Cizik's NPR interview can be found here: http://www.theird.org/NETCOMMUNITY/Page.aspx?pid=867&srcid=183

Cizik, who has in the past boasted that he is "five years ahead" of his constituency, has moved NAE away from its traditional social conservatism towards issues of the left, especially global warming.

Founded in 1942, The NAE represents churches that have membership in the tens of millions. NAE's Washington, D.C.-based Government Affairs Office sets its policy direction on issues before Congress, the White House, and Supreme Court.

IRD Director of UMAction Mark Tooley commented:

"Is Richard Cizik representing typical members of the Assemblies of God, the Salvation Army, or the Presbyterian Church in America, along with millions of other evangelicals, when he suggests, even momentarily, support for liberal issues like civil unions? If not, then why is he NAE's chief spokesman? Should not that spokesman consistently espouse traditional evangelical beliefs?"

[Alex Murphy]

"Is Richard Cizik representing typical members of the Assemblies of God, the Salvation Army, or the Presbyterian Church in America, along with millions of other evangelicals, when he suggests, even momentarily, support for liberal issues like civil unions? If not, then why is he NAE's chief spokesman? Should not that spokesman consistently espouse traditional evangelical beliefs?"

[WoodstockCat]

National Association of Evangelicals is the front group for left-wing liberals who want to say they are evangelical without all of the embarrassing “sin” stuff.
They were put together for the primary purpose that the MSM would have someone to run to for a pull quote opposing those crazy right-wing evangelicals..like myself.

[mbarker12474]

Cizik is most commonly noted as the "evangelical" who believes in the global warming climate change folly, and therefore supports government usurpations of power to save us from the coming planetary peril.

He is, as noted, called upon by the MSM as an "evangelical" detractor amongst other evangelicals. This is how his name became somewhat well known.

[Matchett-PI]

bttt Google news search: “Cizik resigns” Result:

http://news.google.com/nwshp?hl=en&tab=wn&q=cizik%20resigns

Cizik resigns
World Magazine, NC - 2 hours ago

Longtime evangelical leader in Washington Richard Cizik resigned from the National Association of Evangelicals Wednesday night, Christianity Today reports, ...

Cizik resigns as top Evangelical lobbyist (Rod) Beliefnet.com

Richard Cizik Resigns from the National Association of Evangelicals ChristianityToday.com

Richard Cizik Resigns from National Association of Evangelicals Christian News Wire (press release)
The Associated Press - Dallas Morning News

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Top evangelical resigns after backing gay unions
Herald News Daily, ND - 3 hours ago

Richard Cizik (SIGH-zik) quit Thursday as the group‘s representative in Washington. Cizik had already made enemies of some evangelical leaders because of ...YHOO

[Alex Murphy]

bttt Google news search: “Cizik resigns”

Thanks for the heads' up - I just posted one of them as a thread.
Controversy over NPR comments forces NAE lobbyist Cizik out