"God is not a right wing zealot" - article in Salon about Clergy leader-

[roguevalley]

ship network:

Dec. 24, 2003 | LEXINGTON, Ky. -- In the heart of the Bluegrass, a Bible Belt preacher is rallying people to political action around what he calls "basic religious values." Think you can describe his politics? Think again. This man of the cloth wants "regime change" in Washington.

The Rev. Albert Pennybacker, a Lexington, Ky.-based pastor, is head of the Clergy Leadership Network, a new, cross-denominational group of liberal and moderate religious leaders seeking to counter the influence of the religious right and to mobilize voters to change leadership in Washington. Pennybacker, affiliated with the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and a pastor of 35 years, is tired of the conventional wisdom that equates religiosity with conservatism. Nationwide, he says, the religious right often squeezes out the left in public debate.

Rest can be found here: http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2003/12/24/pastor/index.html

[K-W]

1. Amen

(hollow words from an athiest, but its still good)

[roguevalley]

2. amen too. :) These are my kind of folks. Below is their website:

http://www.clnnlc.org/

[meegbear]

3. Just read it before coming here ...

a GREAT read for the holiday season.

[xchrom]

4. kudos to rev. pennybacker

we need many more folk like him.
i bet his hate mail would be interesting to read.

[WillyT]

5. Hallelujah (sp?), About Time The Religious Left Got Some Press !!!

Get 'em, Rev. Pennybacker!!!

:kick:

[Killarney]

6. If only more were like him!

I've always been confused by the paradox of right-wing Christians. It just seems like WWJD and the Republican platform (aside from prolife) do not match well. It seems to me that true Christians would be anti-war, anti-violence, and would want to help those in need.