Religious Left pays homage to 'altar of Big Gov't'
The president of the Institute on Religion & Democracy says a group of evangelical leaders pushing President Barack Obama's healthcare reform "worship[s] at the altar of Big Government."
Earlier this week, Sojourners president Jim Wallis announced a campaign called "40 Days for Health Reform." Wallis blasted opponents of President Obama's plan, which would create a government insurance plan that many believe could overtake private insurance.
Mark Tooley is president of the Washington, DC-based IRD. He says for years, leaders in the religious left have equated big government with the Kingdom of God....