Interfaith coalition urges candidates to eschew religious division

[cbayer]

http://www.jta.org/news/article/2012/02/21/3091769/jewish-groups-call-on-candidates-to-honor-principles


WASHINGTON (JTA) -- Several Jewish groups joined an interfaith coalition calling on presidential candidates to refrain from using religion as a political wedge issue.

Fifteen religious organizations, including the Anti-Defamation League, American Jewish Committee and the Union for Reform Judaism, issued an Interfaith Statement of Principles advising the candidates to abide by principles of religious liberty and avoid religious discord as they campaign for the November race.

The principles included calls for candidates to be responsive to constituents of all religions, conduct campaigns without appeals for support based on religion, reject messages that reflect religious prejudice and avoid actions that encourage religious division in the electorate.

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Other signatories to the statement included the Interfaith Alliance, the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) and the National Council of Churches USA, as well as other Hindu, Muslim, Protestant and Sikh groups.

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[xchrom]

1. that mushy middle ground isn't going to work any more.

because reasonable religious folk won't call out extremists about their inflammatory and errant beliefs -- only the extremists are seen as authntic by the media.

no body wants to hear from a reasonable, faithful rabbi or episcopal priest -- because they don't condemn any body or believe in roaring fires of hell nipping at people who don't share their particular brand of faith.

[Dawson Leery]

4. +1000

[cbayer]

5. While I agree that the media is probably going to ignore this, it is a pretty clear

call out of the extremists by the reasonable religious groups.

[Jim__]

6. I agree. - n/t

[appleannie1]

2. I posted to my facebook wall with comment that we are all Americans and as such are all equal under

our Constitution. There is nothing that requires a certain religion to qualify for office.

[southernyankeebelle]

3. It's to late now. The GOP is now the religion party. Any sane republican has or will leave the

party.