a public service announcement.

(courtesy of Sojourners)
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"This Sunday, Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist plans to join
several leaders of the Religious Right at an event they're
calling "Justice Sunday." As promising as that name sounds to
Christians committed to justice and peace, it's not quite what
you think. "Justice Sunday" is a telecast, taking place at a
Louisville, Kentucky, mega-church, that will accuse Democratic
senators of being "against people of faith" because they oppose
President Bush's conservative judicial nominees.

When will the Religious Right stop trying to pretend that they
own religion in America? And when will opportunistic politicians
stop playing the faith card in a blatant attempt to ingratiate
themselves with the Christian community? Join Sojourners in
calling on Senator Frist to stop insulting the faith and
integrity of people with political views that differ from his
own."
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Click here to take action:

http://go.sojo.net/campaign/frist?rk=x1AVwc519zMdW
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This is the text of the e-mail to send which you can edit to your liking:

Dear Senator Frist:

As a person of faith, I was dismayed to hear of your participation in this coming weekend's "Justice Sunday" - not because of your decision to support judicial nominees, but because of the event's divisive rhetoric.

To say that Democrats who choose to use the filibuster are acting against people of faith implies that supporting President Bush's judicial nominations and policies is a litmus test of true faith. Behind this implication, Senator, is an assumption that the Religious Right and conservative politicians own religion in America.

The religious vote does not belong to one party or another. Please don't play the faith card by telling people of faith that we must align ourselves with one narrow set of policies.
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I'm so on board with the things said above. I think speaking to what is going on in this country with religion and politics is important. I know many serious Christians who are not a part of the religious right, but somehow our hesitation in talking about what we believe has made it easier for the religious right to coopt the discussion and set the agenda.