Ruh-Roh for the Right, economy being seen as a "values" issue

[ck4829]

In Parma, Ohio, an organizer for Barack Obama arrived at a recent "Catholic house party," a campaign-sponsored chat about values, prepared to answer questions about abortion.

The conversation instead lurched into the battered state of the local economy — not surprising in a community where laid-off Ford auto workers are now greeters at Wal-Mart.

Across the religious spectrum, from atheists to evangelicals, the economy ranks as the top issue on voters' minds — a scenario that usually works in Democrats' favor.

Now, with U.S. financial systems in turmoil and the government rushing to fix them, Democrats sense an opportunity to highlight the economy as a values issue and attract middle-of-the-road religious believers who were central to President Bush's winning coalition in 2004.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080925/ap_on_el_pr/economy_values_voters

[bluestateguy]

1. Good economy = Fewer abortions

and more families stay together.

Less crime too.

[Kolesar]

2. I have been seeing where Christians note that *greed* is the problem

And I have been seeing this for a while. Christians note that greed and self-interest are what is hurting America. It seems like a quasi-political message, and I don't doubt that they believe it.

Since I am not a Christian, I don't follow any sermons, so I have to observe this from "the outside".