In evangelical world, a liberal view steps up

[RamboLiberal]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8131907/

When thousands of Southern Baptists gather later this month in Nashville for the annual meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention, former President Jimmy Carter, one of the world’s most famous Baptists, will not be there. He broke with the convention several years ago, distressed at its takeover by conservative Christian fundamentalists beginning in 1979.

In an interview last year with Newsweek, Carter bemoaned the “melding ... between the Republican Party and the more conservative Christians,” saying: “This is not only an anomaly, but I think is contrary to the best interests of our democratic principles.”

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“People like Karl Rove and people like Ralph Reed have done a brilliant job of wedding the evangelical community to the Republican Party,” said Tony Campolo, a spiritual adviser to President Bill Clinton in the White House. “And so when you begin to think about evangelicals, you begin to think in terms of the values of the right wing of the Republican Party.”

Like Jimmy Carter, Tony Campolo is a tireless campaigner for social justice, especially for the poor, for the environment and for oppressed populations in the Third World. Like Carter, he is also an evangelical Christian — a Baptist minister, in fact.

[hatrack]

1. . . . and is promptly beaten to death with a golf club nt

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[crimson333]

I use to see Tony Campolo on the 700 club in the 80's

Standing up for why he chose to be a Democrat

[coloradodem2005]

2. Carter is a minister?

[anotherdrew]

3. CARTER in 2008!

[TalkingDog]

4. Good and plenty bucks for the local Dominatrixes...

In Las Vegas, I understand their business goes through the roof when the Baptists are in town. You dirty, dirty, filthy boy.