This is pretty awesome... there's a new PAC (political action committee) called Matthew 27 that carries a message of religious progressivism. Basically, the left side of religion, in opposition to the crazy right that has so dominated religious discourse for the last couple decades.
Click here for a brief article about the radio ads they're running in very right-wing areas of the country...!
I have to say, this is really exciting for me. Decades ago, the religious left basically stepped off the stage rather than try to publicly counter the right's increasingly loud and shrill messaging. But the religious left has a strong tradition in this country, from abolitionists like Nathaniel Taylor to civil rights activists like MLK Jr. So it's really kind of ensaddening that in the 21st century, American religion is almost universally equated with right-wing funamentalism. The fundies (as I like to call them) represent a small fraction of this nation's religious beliefs, but since their message is the only one we ever hear it's hard to believe that. :(
So anyways, cheers to Matthew 27 and any other such groups. May they achieve great success in their quest to change the way Americans perceive politically active religion.
Click here for a brief article about the radio ads they're running in very right-wing areas of the country...!
I have to say, this is really exciting for me. Decades ago, the religious left basically stepped off the stage rather than try to publicly counter the right's increasingly loud and shrill messaging. But the religious left has a strong tradition in this country, from abolitionists like Nathaniel Taylor to civil rights activists like MLK Jr. So it's really kind of ensaddening that in the 21st century, American religion is almost universally equated with right-wing funamentalism. The fundies (as I like to call them) represent a small fraction of this nation's religious beliefs, but since their message is the only one we ever hear it's hard to believe that. :(
So anyways, cheers to Matthew 27 and any other such groups. May they achieve great success in their quest to change the way Americans perceive politically active religion.
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