An op-ed in Friday's New York Times, Onward,
Moderate Christian Soldiers, is by John Danforth, an Episcopal
minister and former Republican senator from Missouri - and
recent addition to the Republican Unity Coalition's advisory
board. He writes that "People of faith have the right, and perhaps
the obligation, to bring their values to bear in politics,
but:
Moderate Christians are less certain about when and how our beliefs can be translated into statutory form, not because of a lack of faith in God but because of a healthy acknowledgement of the limitations of human beings....
For us, religion should be inclusive, and it should seek to bridge the differences that separate people. . . . Christians who hold these convictions ought to add their clear voice of moderation to the debate on religion in politics.
It's a nice sentiment, but really, given the decline in the
mainstream Protestant churches (due to, in large measure, a
too-frequent celebration of secular leftism over spiritual
substance), it's unclear how many moderate Christian soldier there
actually are.