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April 07, 2005
God's Democrat?
Interesting piece on Jim Wallis in this week's Weekly Standard.
I've been arguing in this space for weeks that Wallis is a bonafide liberal on every issue save for abortion. This article pretty well backs up my assertion. I'll confess that I'm not bothered by Wallis' liberalism so much as I am his self-righteous tone in suggesting that he's just a humble Christian seeking a peaceful dialogue with the rest of the world. Nonsense. He is a classic post-Vietnam liberal in almost every sense of the word, and he should have the courage to say so.
On the topic, I saw Wallis on CSPAN2's After Words over the weekend. He was being interviewed by Randy Tate, formerly of the Christian Coalition. The interview was pleasant and fair, I must say. I can't find a transcript, but I remember being very, very unimpressed. I don't doubt Wallis' heart for the downtrodden, but when judging his abilities to navigate political turf, I am hardpressed to find someone more intellectually vacuous. No doubt this has something to do with his lack of followers.
Posted by Matt at April 7, 2005 11:34 PM