Christian Coalition Runs Up The Middle
WASHINGTON: The Christian Coalition is trying to broaden its appeal beyond its Republican Party base, and is testing a shift from the right to the center with today's announcement of a more "moderate" moral platform. But TIME's Richard Ostling is cautious about reading too much into the agenda — which focuses on tax cuts, economic "empowerment zones" and religious freedom for all — because the Coalition's new leadership is still trying to figure out whether moving to the center will harmonize a polarized electorate. "There is a very serious social divide between people who are religiously engaged and people who don't care about religion at all," says Ostling.
