DNC Religious Advisor Resigns

I mentioned earlier how the Democrats had appointed a religious advisor that believed 'Under God' in the pledge of allegience should be removed. Well the religious advisor just resigned, apparently she didn't like the attention she was getting. The Washington Times writes,

The Democratic National Committee's director for religious outreach resigned after 13 days on the job because of "negative publicity" about her backing of a U.S. Supreme Court case seeking to remove the words "under God" from the Pledge of Allegiance.


The article also touches on what a problem this is for the Democrats, considering a significant amount of their base dislikes religion, the article continues,

"I don't think the Democrats or the Kerry campaign quite know what to do with religion," said John Green, a political science professor at the University of Akron who does extensive polling on religion and politics. "There is a certain fear on the part of the Democrats that if they talk too much about religion, they will alienate a portion of their base.

"In the Kerry campaign, one day they talk about faith and the other day they don't, so you never know what they are going to say. It's not too late for them to change but they need to figure out what to say," Mr. Green said.


The article also quotes the Catholic League's President, the article writes,

"Too many of the elites running the show are devout secularists who put a premium on freedom from religion," league President William Donohue said. "Their idea of religious liberty is banning Nativity scenes on public property. ... Kerry and the DNC now have two strikes against them in their religious outreach efforts.

"Whether they strike out is up to them. We're certainly not dropping out of the game, and we're certainly monitoring Bush and the RNC on this subject just as closely."


Bravo Catholic League for taking the time to research this.

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