Christianity Today: A massive mobilization by Christian conservatives to stop Democrats from filibustering President Bush's judicial nominees has ignited a heated debate between Christians over the role of religion in politics.
In April, James Dobson, Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, R-Tenn., and other prominent Christian conservatives participated in a nationwide simulcast sponsored by Dobson's Focus on the Family Action and Family Research Council (FRC) Action. The event at a Louisville church, called "Justice Sunday: Stopping the Filibuster Against People of Faith," accused Senate Democrats of unfairly blocking President Bush's judicial nominees out of an anti-faith bias.
Jim Wallis, leader of the Call to Renewal movement, and evangelical consultant to the Democratics, told CT that Dobson and others should tone down their language and "show some humility and respect for fellow Christians."
