Wallis might coyly call himself "non-partisan," but does that oblige the CNN-AP to follow suit? Yet in its story on Wallis's address, AP-CNN referred to Wallis as "non-partisan" and tried to bolster that view of him by adding that "the religious leader has been openly critical of Democratic politicians." Perhaps as a matter of the Dems' overly-partisan form. But as a matter of substance, Wallis's views are indistinguishable from those of the liberal mainstream of the Democratic party.
Consider these excerpts from today's radio address by the founder of the "social-justice" group Sojourners:
- "In the Hebrew Scriptures . . . prosperity was to be shared by all."
- "It is time to . . . challenge the increasing wealth gap between rich and poor."
- "[Iraq is] a disastrous war. [T]he only moral and practical course is . . an honest national debate about how to extricate U.S. forces from Iraq."
- "Our environment is in jeopardy as global warming continues unchecked and our air and water are polluted."
CNN-AP should tell it like it is: though Wallis eschews the party label, he is about as "non-partisan" as fellow preachers Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton.
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