Reply #5: The "Church Folks" may leave Bush out to dry on this one

[Coastie for Truth]

Ed Schultz says that we lefties are forgetting our "Church" allies - not the Evangelical televangelists, but the small town folks in Red States, be they Progressives or Conservatives, who go to church on Sunday, and go to Rotary and Kiwanis and lead Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts, and coach Little League.

We Progressives brought in college kids from "out of town" to organize and run our campaigns. Rove used locals from Church and Rotary and Kiwanis, etc.

This time, on Social Security, we probably start out with Church, Rotary, Kiwanis, Little League, etc. on our side.

Remember, that "Community of Faith" is not the monolithic, red state, reactionary, evangelical, fundamentalist bloc that we credit Karl Rove with creating. It is us!

And while some evangelicals may disagree with some progressives on some issues, there is a thread of progressive values that runs through Scripture and much of the Community of Faith. (My granddad was a leftie preacher who really didn't believe that a rightie or a capitalist could enter the Kingdom of Heaven ;) ).

The battle to stop Bush's "Piratization" of Social Security is a battle where we must seek out and join with our natural allies in the "Community of Faith." Remember, they are us.

Our job is to win back our brothers and sisters who "shower after work."