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What Would Jesus Cut? Deficit Debate Rallies Christians -- and Exposes Divisions
By David Gibson - Politics Daily"What would Jesus do?" That question has for years been a powerful slogan for conservative Christians who want to challenge Americans to conform to Gospel teachings. But now that some are applying the rallying cry to the nation's divisive budget battles, it is also exposing divisions among Christians as much as it is offering a united witness of faith -- or public policy. Earlier this week a coalition of dozens of progressive Christian leaders led by Jim Wallis of Sojourners launched a campaign, "What would Jesus cut?" with a full-page ad in Monday's edition of Politico, and the group is ...
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By Matt Lewis - Politics DailyFormer Bush speechwriter turned Washington Post columnist Michael Gerson was on CNN today talking about his recent column on the state of the GOP, in which he laments,... Republicans are now clearly distinguished by their driving desire to lose. Every faction seems determined to rule the kingdom of irrelevance. Gerson, of course, worked for George W. Bush, the man largely to blame for the GOP's current mess and general lack of direction. But I digress ...While there is no doubt that Republicans are currently engaged in some much-needed soul searching (rather than hand-wringing), they should ...
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