The Christian Coalition has lost sight of Christianity? Right, for many of us this is not news, though some high up in the ranks of the organization agree as well. The new leader-elect of the Christian Coalition was scheduled to begin on January 1, 2007. The Rev. Joel Hunter said he will not assume the role because of differences in philosophy.

What do you mean philosophy? Isn't the very basis of Christianity rooted in the teachings of love and humanity? Not in the eyes of the extreme right-wing Evangelicals. For them, it's only about 'the gays' and abortion--beyond that there is nothing else to be focused on.

Rev. Hunter rightly believes that the scope of Christianity is not those two issues. He wanted to broaden the current agenda of the Christian Coalition into issues such as poverty and the environment. "These are issues that Jesus would want us to care about," Hunter said. "To tell you the truth, I feel like there are literally millions of evangelical Christians that don't have a home right now."

Oh snap, Pat Robertson.

Hunter resigned on Tuesday during an organization board meeting. Hunter said he was not asked to leave. "They pretty much said, 'These issues are fine, but they're not our issues; that's not our base,' " Hunter said.

A statement issued by the coalition said Hunter resigned because of "differences in philosophy and vision." The board accepted his decision unanimously, it states.

What this means is the true core issues of Christianity won't bring in the big bucks from the Christian Coalition's base of members. That is very sad.

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