"Honor Kennedy with Unity" (Jim Wallis, Sojourners)

[AspenRose]

I did a search and didn't see this posted, so apologies if it's been posted in advance. I disagree with Jim in that he still feels bipartisanship is possible. I don't. And there IS some evidence of secular democrats being hostile to democrats and progressives of faith (we see it here all the time), so that's not something the media made up.


"In the aftermath of the 2004 presidential election, the Democrats were roundly accused of losing the "moral values voters" in America, and of being the party of secularists who were hostile to faith and religion.

The first Democrat to call me and ask to talk about that accusation and how to change the moral debate in America was Ted Kennedy. He invited me to his home, where he and his wife, Vicki, engaged me in a long and very thoughtful conversation into the night about the relationship between faith, morality and politics.

Their deep Catholic faith was evident and their articulation of it very impressive, especially the impact of Catholic social teaching on both of them. Our discussion was not partisan at all, i.e., not about how to "win religion back" for the Democrats. Rather, we focused on the great moral issues facing the nation, and how we as people of faith needed to respond to them."


More at
http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/08/27/wallis.kennedy.cooperation/index.html?iref=newssearch

[Suich]

1. Jim Wallis is one of my favorites.

There are a couple of republicans I wish he'd talk to!

:)