Please tell me this manifesto isn't going to pit "evangelical" faith with anti-abortion/homosexual/immigration folks, again, is it? For the record I'm not a democrat (or a republican), but if this manifesto in any way a) supports the war, b) calls for a support of the president, c) aligns Christians against people of any sort (alternative lifestyle, race, immigration status, etc.), and bears any signs of patriotism, nationalism, or Western-centrism, I think many people, myself included, will seriously consider whether "evangelical" is an association that is worth having.

I remain hopeful about this statement---hopeful that "evangelical" might be a term redeemed from the grip of fundamentalist right-wing conservatives, who highjacked it years ago when the "Christian right" (which is mostly wrong) rose to power. I'm holding my breath!