{"id":976,"date":"2009-07-27T18:37:08","date_gmt":"2009-07-27T18:37:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/stevenwaldman\/2009\/07\/proving-ground-for-the-religio.html"},"modified":"2009-07-27T18:37:08","modified_gmt":"2009-07-27T18:37:08","slug":"proving-ground-for-the-religio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/stevenwaldman\/2009\/07\/proving-ground-for-the-religio.html","title":{"rendered":"Proving Ground for the Religious Left: Health Care"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/stevenwaldman\/imgs\/JesusHealing.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"JesusHealing.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/128\/import\/assets_c\/2009\/07\/JesusHealing-thumb-250x400-6661.jpg\" width=\"250\" height=\"400\" class=\"mt-image-left\" style=\"float: left;margin: 0 20px 20px 0\" \/><\/a><\/span>During Republican administrations, the religious right flexed its muscle around issues like abortion and judicial appointments.<br \/>\nAs the religious left grew in importance during the election, it was unclear how they would attempt to exert their influence.<br \/>\nIt looks like the first big test is health care.  They were non-existent players in 1993; this time, they&#8217;re trying to have a big impact. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/wp-dyn\/content\/article\/2009\/07\/24\/AR2009072403413.html?sid=ST2009072500081\">The Washington Post has the details.<\/a><br \/>\nFor those religious folks interested in lobbying for health care reform, check out the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.piconetwork.org\/news-media\/news?id=0055\">Piconetwork<\/a>, which offers specific ways to get involved.  Sojourner&#8217;s has produced <a href=\"http:\/\/sojo.net\/index.cfm?action=action.display&amp;item=HC09-main\">resource guide<\/a> and the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.usccb.org\/sdwp\/national\/2009-07-17-murphy-letter-congress.pdf\">Catholic Bishops&#8217; <\/a>have renewed their long-time advocacy for universal health care.<br \/>\nIf you&#8217;re religious views drive you to oppose universal health care, then<a href=\"http:\/\/www.frc.org\/\"> Family Research Council<\/a> is the place to peruse.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During Republican administrations, the religious right flexed its muscle around issues like abortion and judicial appointments. As the religious left grew in importance during the election, it was unclear how they would attempt to exert their influence. It looks like the first big test is health care. 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