A recent article has shed some light upon why there have not been as many black pastors endorsing Democratic candidates as they have in the past - because the Democratic party no longer represents the Christian worldview. Black pastors in the DFW area have rejected the Democratic viewpoint on issues such as abortion and same-sex marriage. The faith based initiative has also quieted some that oppose Bush because they were recipients of Bush's policy. One black pastor expressed his outrage at the Democratic party's desire to have candidates to come to his church and campaign by proclaiming that he would not "pimp" his church. Denny Davis, a megachurch pastor (african-american) claimed that politics was not as important as spiritual matters - he considered politics to be of a material nature - so he would not allow candidates to come to his church and campaign. Tony Evans, pastor of Oak Cliff Bible Church, endorses Bush due to Bush's conservative and somewhat biblical stance on moral issues. The party of Lincoln, it seems, is slowly regaining the support of the African-American community once again. Or, Black Christians are realizing that the Democratic party may very well be morally bankrupt. I am confused by John Kerry's proclaimations that his faith does not affect his politics. Then what kind of faith does he have? I think James would say that his faith is dead!
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