Christian middle seeking a turn at bully pulpit
By Lisa Anderson
Tribune national correspondent
Published September 21, 2006

NEW YORK -- Determined to break the links binding partisan politics and faith, growing numbers of religious moderates are uniting and organizing in an unprecedented bid to challenge the Christian right and broaden the values agenda beyond the issues of abortion and same-sex marriage.

The November midterm elections serve as a kind of dress rehearsal for the more prominent role that these moderates, many without any political party alignment, hope to play in the 2008 presidential election and other political contests. the rest