Religion Roundup
Evangelical Manifesto Angers Some Christian Conservatives
Associated Press
May 8, 2008
"An Evanglical Manifesto" that's signed by more than 70 Christian leaders lacks the endorsement of some of the movement's most prominent conservative activists.
Jerry Newcombe of Coral Ridge Ministries says it creates a "straw man" by portraying some evangelicals as intolerant, when it's actually atheists who want to silence "the other side."
The Southern Baptist Convention's policy chief, Doctor Richard Land, says he wasn't asked to sign.
Focus on the Family's Doctor James Dobson says he was asked, but his board of directors advised against it "due to myriad concerns," including the lack of African-American involvement.
Janice Shaw Crouse of Concerned Women for America worries the manifesto will confuse Christian voters about the issues that are most important: opposition to abortion and gay marriage.
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