Religious Right, Left Meet in Middle.

[Chauga]

By Alan Cooperman
Washington Post
Wednesday, June 15, 2005


The Rev. Rob Schenck is an evangelical Christian and a leader of the religious right. Rabbi David Saperstein is a Reform Jew and a leader of the religious left. Both head political advocacy groups in Washington, and they have battled for years over abortion, gay rights, stem cell research and school prayer.

This summer, each intends to preach a bit of the other's usual message.

Schenck said he plans to tell young evangelicals at a Christian music festival on July 1 that homosexuality is not a choice but a "predisposition," something "deeply rooted" in many people. "That may not sound shocking to you, but it will be shocking to my audience," he said.

Saperstein said he is circulating a paper urging political moderates and liberals to "demonstrate their commitment to reduce abortions" by starting a campaign to reduce the number by half within two years.



http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/06/14/AR2005061401531.html

[mom cat]

1. Would conservatives be willing to demonstrate THEIR commitment

to reducing abortions by reducing rape to ZERO in the next two years and end ALL domestic violence and child abuse, providing FREE condoms on every street corner in America, making ALL deadbeat dads pay up and taking the welfare gifts away from the rich to provide hope for our young: REAL education, REAL jobs, REAL futures! When they step up to THAT plate, I will work to end abortions. Until then and as long as women and the poor are brutalized be the profiteering Jesus freak hate-mongers, I will fight for a woman's right to chose a lousy alternative that no one really likes.:grr:

[libodem]

3. right-on mom cat

you rock!

[PaDem]

2. I'll be there......looking forward to hearing this "step"

in the right direction.