Not all evanagelicals are nut cases
Gene Douglas
Over the past few years, a growing number of Evangelicals have been
consciously distancing themselves from the more extreme stands of the
Christian right. They live in the suburbs, hold graduate degrees, and
while they might not want their children reading certain novels, would
be embarrassed by attempts to ban certain books from libraries, as
Palin is reported to have briefly considered while mayor of Wasilla,
Alaska.
They don't attend churches where speakers charge that violence against
Israelis is divine punishment for the failure of Jews to accept Jesus,
as happened at one of Palin's churches two weeks ago (though Palin has
now issued a statement saying she does not agree with those views).
And they would disagree with Palin's decision to use her line-item
veto as Governor to slash funding for an Alaska shelter that serves
teen mothers.