The leadership of the Christian Coalition, which has apparently not been paying attention lately, missed a rare opportunity to join mainstream America.
The reverend elected to take over as president of the Christian Coalition of America said he will not assume the role because of differences in philosophy.
The Rev. Joel Hunter of Longwood’s Northland, A Church Distributed, said Wednesday that the national group would not let him expand the organization’s agenda beyond opposing abortion and gay marriage…
Hunter, who was scheduled to take over the socially conservative political group Jan. 1, said he had hoped to focus on issues such as poverty and the environment.
“These are issues that Jesus would want us to care about,” Hunter said.
But what does the Christian Coalition have to do with Jesus, beyond being a syllable in their name, I mean?
Oh well. Even though they let this decent-sounding guy walk, maybe there was some softening in the group’s hard stance, or some sign they are open to change.
Not a chance.
A statement issued by the coalition said Hunter resigned because of “differences in philosophy and vision.” The board accepted his decision “unanimously,” it states.
