Christian Clerics Circulate “Evangelical Manifesto” Urging Faithful to Avoid Single Issue Politics

From the story: Prominent evangelicals urged Christian conservatives Wednesday to support "an expansion of our concerns beyond single-issue politics," angering some leaders on the religious right who have been closely allied with the Republican Party.

In a 19-page document called "An Evangelical Manifesto," more than 70 theologians, pastors and others said faith and politics have been too closely mixed. They warned against Christians adopting any one political view. Read more...

You know where this is going – don’t consider single issues like a candidate’s stand on abortion, traditional marriage or gun control when voting. Planned Parenthood is on the ropes and would like nothing better than to dilute the pro-life vote. Looks like some evangelicals would like to help them.

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