From NYT, everyone's favorite Secretary of State, Ken Blackwell, is getting the support of a radical Christian group, the Ohio Restoration Project. The OHP is trying to organize 2000 radical Christian leaders (referred to as Patriot Pastors) to take over the Ohip Republican party and then the government of the state itself.
Movement In The Pews Tries To Jolt Ohio
There are so many ways that this is just wrong, I don't even know where to begin. We could start with the nearly transparent effort to use radical churches for political organizing. Then we could move on to the political payback for Ken Blackwell's dirty work in '04. Toss in some incendiary commentary about gay marriage and abortion and we're really cooking!
