Christian Coalition to bypass primaries

Source: USA Today

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — As Republican White House hopefuls tout endorsements from faith leaders, the once-powerful Christian Coalition of America will bypass the presidential primary contests entirely, the head of the South Carolina-based group said Thursday.

"We're going to be focusing on congressional races," president Roberta Combs told the Associated Press by telephone. "I think it's more important that we focus on the congressional races and getting more conservatives in office because that's who makes the laws that govern our land."

The conservative voting bloc is particularly important in early voting South Carolina, where one-third of Republican primary voters in 2000 described themselves as part of the white, religious right.

On Wednesday, the coalition's founder and televangelist Pat Robertson endorsed Rudy Giuliani. Robertson founded the coalition in 1998 as he ran for president, but severed ties in 2001.

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on trying to sell their sad tale that they are persecuted in America. Their efforts so far have failed miserably. Getting more constitution haters in office. That's the ticket to promote the welfare of the land of the free.

They sure do make that sound menacing, don't they?

A group fighting to start wars and remove our rights at home. Yee haw!

They're talibornagains :hi:

The lemmings will fall in line and vote for the Repuke in the GE, regardless of who he is. So the primaries are largely irrelevant for them.

It's like they speak for all Christians with their bigotry, pro-war rhetoric, false teachings that amount to an Americanized suburban Jesus. Just check out Sojourners or Brian McLaren to see we are not all rightwing crazies. Jesus certainly wasn't. He was a revolutionary of the first order.

I hate it every time I see their name. GRRRRRRRRRRR.

I love your attitude. The constitution haters sure love to flaunt their "christianity" don't they. And often in a tax exempt status. I don't believe they are powerful or influential, just incredibly noisy.

They have no business in politics.

But the upside is Ralphie Reed continues to entertain. Yeah!

You'd best give away your positions, strip nekkid, and go to the nearest hilltop to await The Rapture! DO IT RIGHT FUCKING NOW!!11!1!!!11!

"I thought it said "Christian Coalition to bypass Primates." Seemed about right to me.