"Patriot pastors" stump for Republicans

[Rose Siding]

From the LAT:

The Rev. Rick Scarborough, a leading evangelical in Texas, has recruited 5,000 "patriot pastors" nationwide to promote an agenda that aligns neatly with Republican platforms......

The campaign encourages individual pastors to use sermons, Bible studies and rallies to drive Christians to the polls — and, by implication or outright endorsement, to Republican candidates. One online guide to discussing the election in church, produced by the Focus on the Family ministry, offers this tip: If a congregant says her top concerns are healthcare and national security, suggest that Jesus would make abortion and gay marriage priorities.

Ah, yes, who can forget that beloved passage, "Suffer the little zygotes and let them come unto me"? That sideline of healing paralytics and lepers and epileptics was just an annoying hobby, really -nothing more than a time killer in between making sure that discrimination flourished. "Love one another. Unless you don't want to. And torture's okay!"

Here's a statistic that doesn't get nearly enough attention:

...(T)urnout among evangelical voters did jump 9% from 2000 to 2004.

But two religious groups that heavily back Democrats also came out in droves: Turnout was up 15% among Jews and 13% among mainline Protestants who attend liberal churches, according to surveys conducted by John C. Green, a senior fellow at the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life. Overall turnout was up 4 points.

Confused at all about which churches have doctines that adhere to traditionally Democratic values? One way to tell is if they're being audited by the IRS.

[Joanne98]

1. I HATE these people!

[doubleplusgood]

2. "pervert pastors", more likely n/t

[LynneSin]

3. IRS needs to remove their not-for-profit status with stunts like this

Clearly these people are stumping for the republican party. The most that Churches can do without violating that status is encourage people to vote or support a particular issue (ie Catholics and Abortions, many churches and their opposition to war). What are these Patriot Pastors promoting? Elected GOP Representatives and their sexual romps with underage boys?

[Swede]

4. Can that political bias of the IRS be used in court cases?

It seems if you charge one,you have to charge them all.

[Toots]

5. suggest that Jesus would make abortion and gay marriage priorities.

Yep just like he did constantly as the Bible recorded....

[Rocknrule]

6. They think Jesus came to earth, said "abortion and queers bad!"

and went back to heaven

Christians my ass