Mainline discovers allies among evangelicals
Collaboration without compromise
Nov 29, 2005
by Religion News Service
When evangelicals took center stage at an interfaith “Make Poverty History” rally, Chloe Breyer was uneasy. A progressive Episcopal priest and a staunch defender of abortion rights, she worried how evangelicals might upset a left-leaning coalition of religious activists lobbying the UN World Summit.
She became impressed, however, with stories of evangelical relief work in Sierra Leone, quick responses to Hurricane Katrina and even a willingness to criticize President Bush on a handful of issues, like foreign aid. “It was eye-opening for me,” said Breyer, who is a daughter of Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer and lives in Harlem.
She became impressed, however, with stories of evangelical relief work in Sierra Leone, quick responses to Hurricane Katrina and even a willingness to criticize President Bush on a handful of issues, like foreign aid. “It was eye-opening for me,” said Breyer, who is a daughter of Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer and lives in Harlem.
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