Sunday, 05 October 2008
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an interesting BBC article
An unconventional Church
ST LOUIS, MO: So there I was in a downtown bar, discussing indie bands over my pint with a crowd of studenty-looking twentysomethings.
The talk turned to the election. Religion and party politics shouldn't mix, someone said. Church leaders who urged their congregations to back conservative candidates were abusing their position, another drinker agreed.
And then I remembered. These people were Southern Baptist evangelicals - supposedly the most partisan and right-wing of all American religious groups. What was going on?
Read the rest:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/talkingamerica/
It's pretty intriguing, especially reading the comments below.
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