Christian Coalition era fading

[kpete]

Christian Coalition Shrinks as Debt Grows

By Alan Cooperman and Thomas B. Edsall
Washington Post Staff Writers
Monday, April 10, 2006; A01

In an era when conservative Christians enjoy access and influence throughout the federal government, the organization that fueled their rise has fallen on hard times.

The once-mighty Christian Coalition, founded 17 years ago by the Rev. Pat Robertson as the political fundraising and lobbying engine of the Christian right, is more than $2 million in debt, beset by creditors' lawsuits and struggling to hold on to some of its state chapters.

In March, one of its most effective chapters, the Christian Coalition of Iowa, cut ties with the national organization and reincorporated itself as the Iowa Christian Alliance, saying it "found it impossible to continue to carry a name that in any way associated us with this national organization."

"The credibility is just not there like it once was," said Stephen L. Scheffler, president of the Iowa affiliate since 2000. "The budget has shrunk from $26 million to $1 million. There's a trail of debt. . . . We believe, our board believes, any Christian organization has an obligation to pay its debts in a timely fashion."

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/04/09/AR2006040901063_pf.html
via:http://www.rawstory.com/

[wake.up.america]

1. GOOD!!!!!!! I hope these clowns end up working in soup kitchens...

helping the very same people from whom they stole.

[Crankie Avalon]

2. "From your lips to God's ears"...

...as they say. :bounce:

[marmar]

3. And not a moment too soon....

Adios. Au revoir. Auf Wiedersehen. Don't let the door knob hit 'ya.

[wake.up.america]

8. Using "religion" for accumulating personal wealth. Not much lower.

[Breeze54]

4. Ha,ha,ha,he,he,he!! gloating and loving it!! Bye bye morons! n/t

[skooooo]

5. "Credibility not there.."

No kidding. Question is - what are people going to glom onto next?

[boobooday]

6. All hypocrisy, no fun

That couldn't last long.

The day the Christian Coalition is completely dissolved will be a great day for Christianity.

[Atman]

7. Maybe they realized there is nothing Christian about Robertson's salary

Did God want them to fund Pat's mansion, private plane and six-figure salary? How many real people could they have helped with the money they've dumped into trinkets, baubles and status symbols?

I'm not a big biblical scholar, but didn't Jesus kinda frown upon this sort of thing?