{"id":869,"date":"2007-11-16T08:18:35","date_gmt":"2007-11-16T08:18:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/jwalking\/2007\/11\/evangelicals-staying-home-pt-1.html"},"modified":"2007-11-16T08:18:35","modified_gmt":"2007-11-16T08:18:35","slug":"evangelicals-staying-home-pt-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/jwalking\/2007\/11\/evangelicals-staying-home-pt-1.html","title":{"rendered":"Evangelicals staying home, pt. 12,940"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ok, I may not have posted on this 12,940 times but I think I’m close. Anyway, an interesting piece in the Los Angeles Times<\/a>:<\/p>\n

A fundamental shift is transforming the religious right, long a force in presidential politics, as aging evangelical leaders split on the 2008 race and a new generation of pastors turns away from politics altogether.
\nThe result, in the short term, could be a boost for the centrist candidacy of former New York City Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani, whose messy personal life and support for gay rights and legal abortion have not produced the unified opposition from Christian conservatives that many anticipated.
\nOver the longer term, the distancing of religious leaders from politics could prove even more consequential, denying the GOP one of the essential building blocks it has used to capture the White House in five of the last seven presidential races.
\nThe shift is evident in this Rocky Mountain community at the heart of the evangelical movement.
\n“As far as me standing in the pulpit holding a voter guide, that’s not going to happen,” said the Rev. Brady Boyd, 40, who leads a congregation of 10,000 at New Life Church. He will use his position to teach the Bible to believers. “I won’t use it to influence their vote,” he said.
\nThat suits many in his congregation just fine. “If he starts talking politics, that makes me very uneasy,” said Wolfgang Griesinger, 56, a political independent.
\n“It’s not his place to tell us who to vote for,” said Marsha Thorson, 54, a Republican who is leaning toward Giuliani.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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