christian alliance for progress.

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for those who dn't know about this:
http://www.christianalliance.org/site/c.bnKIIQNtEoG/b.592941/k.CB7C/Home.htm

they are in the process of creating a progressive values voting guide -- mirroring the conservative churches -- but a progressive/liberal guide.

[Ron Green]

1. This is important. To counter the hijacking of Christianity by the right,

reasonable and tolerant Christians have joined together ecumenically with a clear message.

To keep shouting "separation of church and state" is simplistic. The real challenge is to heal the spiritual fabric of this nation at every level, to reduce toxicity and build health.

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2. to a certain extent -- fundamentalism

endangers the health of the faith.

[Ron Green]

3. Indeed it does, just as a dictatorship endangers the body politic,

or monopolies hurt the market.

Extremism is the problem, not faith.