Political evangelicals feel push to take sides (how to appeal to racists

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

and yet still be able to capture the Latino votes and money)

First, if they are openly called "political", how can they be non-profits!?

Second, look at the careful phrasing regarding the xenophobic inclinations of their membership. Another entertaining quote is how FOF believes they shouldn't just throw uneducated opinions out there, both highlighted below:

BACKGROUND | Groups such as the Family Research Council face internal rifts over the issue. Meanwhile, Focus on the Family has said it won't weigh in.
By Anne C. Mulkern
Denver Post Staff Writer

Washington - Conservative Christian groups that have wielded increased political clout in recent years are torn over immigration, facing the same kind of internal rift on the issue as the Republican Party.

Groups such as the Family Research Council must decide whether to stay loyal to their traditional memberships, which include many who oppose illegal immigration.

But that could hurt the groups' ongoing efforts to reach out to Latinos on such issues as defending traditional marriage, opposing abortion and supporting school vouchers.

>snip

Focus on the Family has not taken a position on immigration and isn't considering doing so.
"We just don't have an expertise in it, and it's an issue that requires some expertise before wading in and throwing around opinions," said Christopher Norfleet, Focus on the Family spokesman.

MKJ

oops, here's the link. http://www.denverpost.com/nationworld/ci_3756171

[rodeodance]

1. appealing to racists?--why is this even a question for them? geech.

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

3. I think this paragraph speaks to the bottom line of how these "religious"

groups really feel about the immigrants.

"Of the people seen at recent immigration protests, he argues, "a large portion are illegal, so they can't vote; a large portion of the legals are not citizens, so they can't vote," and many of those who are citizens don't vote, he said.

It's all about the value(votes, money) of any group, not about compassion. MKJ

[BurgherHoldtheLies]

2. Lack of "expertise" in medicine didn't keep them out of the Schiavo case

or stem cell research or abortion...since WHEN do these people require "expertise" before opening their big fat mouths?????

:grr:

[xchrom]

4. ''dear god -- please tell me how to express my hate on this issue.'' amen.

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

5. LMAO, I wish I'd been clever enough to put that in the OP title! Good one.

MKJ

[xchrom]

6. you just have to laugh at these idiots -- or try to.