Quote for the Day

As a Baptist minister and as president of Interfaith Alliance, I have dedicated my career to preserving the sanctity of religion and the integrity of government. I have been pleased that, for the most part, your campaign appropriately has demonstrated respect and appreciation for religion on the campaign trail. However, after seeing your recent advertisement on TV, “Be Not Afraid,” I could not help but be disappointed in your campaign’s use of religion as a divisive electoral tool in an attempt to win votes. Going forward, I urge you to tread more carefully in your outreach; it’s never ok to use religion for political gain, and as a presidential candidate, you should be striving to set the model.

Asserting, “President Obama used his health care plan to declare war on religion, forcing religious institutions to go against their faith” invokes a war that simply does not exist outside the minds of the Religious Right.

C. Welton Gaddy
President, Interfaith Alliance