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Compassionate Conservatives? The right turns tight

The Boston Phoenix

Saturday 8 January 2005, 6:56 pm
Keywords: Christian Topics , News Articles

By Adam Reilly

As of Sunday — one week after massive flooding killed more than 100,000 people, and left countless more injured and homeless — Christian Broadcasting Network founder Pat Robertson had said nothing about tsunami relief on his site ( PatRobertson.com ). Ditto for religious-right pillars such as Jerry Falwell ( JerryFalwell.com ); the National Association of Evangelicals ( www.nae.net ); the Family Research Council ( www.frc.org ); and Concerned Women for America ( www.cwfa.org ).

In contrast, the progressive ecumenical group Interfaith Alliance ( www.interfaithalliance.org ) topped its home page with an appeal for tsunami-related donations. So, for that matter, did the liberal United Church of Christ ( www.ucc.org ) and the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism ( rac.org ).

http://www.bostonphoenix.com/boston/news_features/this_just_in/documents/0438330
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