Not a thing in the world wrong with our candidates using church lists.
If all Christians would do their duties as citizens, the Left wouldn't have a prayer.
God blessed us with liberty, but with that precious gift comes responsibility.
The fact that parishoners would choose to list themselves in a public directory indicates that they embrace a shared fellowship of faith, interest and community with the flock.
I see no reason that a list of citizens who have a set of desired political priorities and outcomes shouldn't be given information on a Presidential candidate's record of performance, and his plan going forward, in the pursuit of those priorities. Christians should know about the President's faith based initiatives, how he's confronted and influenced the despicable abortion cult, his pro-family successes etc. Folks who are secure and welcoming enough to list themselves in a church directory would want to know these things. They're involved.
I see no problem with this, because I am confident that any marketing approach the Bush/Cheney team will employ will be respectful, measured and useful to most all who are engaged. The pastor should put a note in his bulletin or make comments from the pulpit about giving the information away, and give any parishoners who are opposed an opportunity to be removed from the list.
It's really no different than the GOP using Chamber of Commerce membership lists as a prospecting tool. NRA lists. Subscriber lists to WSJ.
It's just marketing your message to a presumably interested voter. The message cultivates support. Ideological support often translates to financial support. You know how it goes. It's outreach to legitimately interested parties.