Religious Leaders Start Political Group to Oppose Bush [View All]

[Judi Lynn]

Religious Leaders Start Political Group to Oppose Bush
By Sharon Theimer Associated Press Writer
Published: Nov 22, 2003




WASHINGTON (AP) - Mixing preaching with politics, several liberal and moderate religious leaders have started a political group to oppose President Bush's re-election and policies.

The Clergy Leadership Network will help churches, temples and mosques develop voter registration programs, run its own get-out-the-vote drives and, if it has enough money, air issue ads, said the Rev. Albert Pennybacker, the group's president and chief executive. He is former president of the Interfaith Alliance.

The group, which includes Jews, Muslims and Christians, will counter the conservative voice of Christian groups such as the Christian Coalition, said Pennybacker, who belongs to the Disciples of Christ, a Protestant denomination.

Network leaders stop short of saying they want a Democrat in the White House after next year's elections, but make it clear they want a change in leadership, including the president and the Republican-controlled Congress. (snip/...)

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