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The Cross and the Sword
31 July 2006Nicole Greenfield: In repsonse to "Fundamentalism's Power Principle," Mark I. Pinsky of The Orlando Sentinel wrote to The Revealer with his interpretation of what might currently be going on within the evangelical movement. He argues, "It is less confrontational and less fixated on abortion and gay marriage, and more amenable to coalitions in support of environmentalism ("creation care")and help for the poor," and provided the example of the Rev. Joel Hunter, leader of a Florida megachurch and author of a new book entitled Right Wing, Wrong Bird: Why the Tactics of the Religious Right Won't Fly With Most Conservative Christians. In yesterday's NY Times, Laurie Goodstein presented a similar case--this time it's the Rev. Gregory A. Boyd, leader of a Michigan megachurch and author of The Myth of a Christian Nation: How the Quest for Political Power Is Destroying the Church. Pinsky seems to be on to something and if Goodstein's piece is any indication, maybe the mainstream press has finally lost interest in the popular power preacher fad and is poised to follow the real story here.
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