[Rawlings]

Socons will be the driving force behind what I predict to be GOP gains this fall. The security moms will be out to vote Republican and the election should be mainly about terror. But the Socons have just about as much to lose from a Rat majority as do most Americans concerned about terror. The socons are extremely energized and the great reawakening of evangelicals, orthodox jews, and traditional catholics into politics will come to its fulcrum in '06 and '08. American politics will feel a tremor like never before and we'll see the culture slowly follow. At least, I hope so!

[Rome2000]

only 26 percent of Americans think the Democratic Party is "friendly" to religion.

Well, they are friendly to satan worshippers, witches, and islamonazis.

[Sir Francis Dashwood]

...random-seeming insertions of Bible verses into floor speeches came off as Tourette's syndrome for Democrats.

That is a jewel... LOL!

Aren't all Democrat speeches are like Tourette's syndrome??>

[NYpeanut]

The DNC should ramp up that search. But the party's leaders also should remain calm. The Democrats' most productive activities on the religion front have taken place at the state level and in local campaigns. This work may not bear fruit nationally for a few years, but it's important to hang in there and keep funding it. Democrats also need to avoid the temptation to play preacher: One cringe-inducing "Praise Jeeeeezus!" from Howard Dean spoils the quiet faith of Democrats like Tim Kaine and Jennifer Granholm and Barack Obama. And they should shout from the mountaintops about Hillary Clinton and Harry Reid's plan to reduce abortion rates, talk to every evangelical who will listen about tackling global warming, and re-embrace the concept of the common good that once united religious and political progressives. Democrats, take those lights out from under your bushels.

Anyone know how hillary plans to reduce abortions? Is she having her HINO castrated?

[Coldwater Creek]

We need more positive post like this one on FR.

[A. Pole]

Which is why it is startling that in the two years since this Democratic revival began, the party's faith-friendly image has dimmed rather than improved.

See my tagline

[HamiltonJay]

YOu can't "fake" your faith... and the modern Democratic Party's ideals are completely at odds with most judeo/christian thought. You can't play lip service and think it will wash.

[Little Ray]

Actually, from I can tell and read, the "Religous Left" is just as big or bigger than the "Religious Right."
They just don't believe in anything. There is no Hell, no consequences for any misdeed, no requirements in behavior or faith.
The motivation of such folks is pretty low, at best.

[razorback-bert]

"faith staffer"—a new breed of legislative aide

Typical rat behavior create a new payroll position, rather than attent church and bible study.

[N. Theknow]

The Pew Research Center's annual poll on religion and politics, released last week, shows that while 85 percent of voters say religion is important to them, only 26 percent of Americans think the Democratic Party is "friendly" to religion. That's down from 40 percent in the summer of 2004 and 42 percent the year before that—in other words, a 16-point plunge over three years.

When their view of Biblical teaching is that God destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah because of a "lack of hospitality" rather than an overabundance of homosexuality this is to be expected.

To liberals, if the men of Sodom had only offered dinner and a movie first, the entire thing would never have happened.

[etlib]

The way the press covers Hillary Clinton, lifelong Methodist and longtime Baptist Sunday School teacher, comes to mind.

There's a howler if I ever saw one!

[etlib]

Part of this effort is the so-called "Christian Alliance for Progress" (http://www.christianalliance.org) which bills itself as a movement to reclaim Christianity.

I somehow managed to get myself on their email list and stay on just to see what ridiculous item they will come up with next. Their positions parrot the Democratic Party with no exceptions and there is almost NO reference to Christianity or the Bible excepting occasional statements about the poor and economic justice.

Sometimes I respond to the email (partly to see if they will throw me off their list. And I have gotten into exchanges with the "founder" of the organization (Rev. Timothy F. Simpson ). He consistently parrots the Liberal Democratic position.

I end almost every email with a statement like "I continue to point out that the Christian Alliance claims to base its position on Christian principles and there is not a single Christian principles in your statements." but he never responds to this.