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Faith doesn't mean you're right: Religious activists rally around issues instead of a party |
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August 26, 2008
Kristin Browning-Bass
The Denver Post
Is there a "religious left"?
Faith groups from evangelical Christians to Muslims answer, "Absolutely."
Galvanized by the Democratic National Convention's first interfaith service and faith caucuses, but hardly as monolithic as the religious right, progressive leaders hope to influence the Democrats' agenda in Denver this week.
..."We need to change the values debate," said Becky Vanderslice, organizer for We Believe Colorado, a year-old group of local clergy formed to proclaim common values among Muslim, Christian and Jewish traditions. "Often the religious debate has been around a few divisive issues, and we feel that doesn't represent the values held in common by people of faith — poverty, immigration reform, human rights, economic issues."
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