Rev. Dr. C. Welton Gaddy's open letter to Sen. Frist:

[callous taoboy]

April 17, 2005



Honorable William Frist
Senate Majority Leader

The US Capitol
Washington, DC 20510



Dear Senator Frist:



As President of The Interfaith Alliance, a national, grassroots organization with 150,000 members coming from over 75 different faith traditions, I write to you again about your interest in introducing to the United States Senate your so-called “nuclear option.” However, the focus of this open letter to you is the association being made between a person’s political position on the nuclear option and the legitimacy of that person’s religion. Though my personal language to you does not reflect the precise manner in which each of our 150,000 members would speak to you, the crucial concern in my message to you represents a primal interest and resonates with the mindset of these diverse individuals in this inter-religious movement.



Senator Frist, I suppose it was bound to happen. Leaders of the religious right and politicians pushing a partisan agenda in the name of religion have so intermingled politics and religion that, now, even you, the leader of the United States Senate, appear unable to discern the difference between authentic faith and partisan politics. I can think of no other reason that you would address a group of people and even offer encouragement to people who have announced that opposition to the elimination of the filibuster signals antipathy toward religious faith, thus fostering a redefinition of religion that is blasphemy and a redefinition of democracy that is scary.

More:
http://www.interfaithalliance.org/site/pp.asp?c=8dJIIWMCE&b=551063

[Jo March]

1. "the difference between authentic faith and partisan politics"

I like the way this guy writes. He is very eloquent. Nice letter.

Thanks for posting this.

[callous taoboy]

2. He is a great Reverend who gets it!

I've seen him interviewed on the news and he is just as eloquent.

[ohtransplant]

3. There must be more sensible Christian leaders out there.

I'd love to see more of them speak up in the name of "authentic faith vs. partisan politics"

Bravo Reverend!