UPDATE: It turns out the national organization was in the process of dumping the Alabama chapter because John Giles can’t follow the rules, particularly when it comes to his precious voter guides. Could we see a visit from the IRS in his future (oh please, oh please, oh please)? Wheeler has the story at Alablawg.
This is pretty funny. The Christian Coalition of Alabama is leaving the national organization because, apparently, it has become too liberal. In a press release today, John Giles, Supreme Exalted Ruler – I mean President, said:
“I have been commissioned and authorized by the Board of Directors of the Christian Coalition of Alabama, Inc. to notify you as Chairman and President of the Christian Coalition of America of our plans to change the name of our state organization.”…
“In every major public policy debate, it is almost guaranteed that the liberal forces opposing our view will try to redefine who we are and feverishly attempt to amend our tenets and mission. The Christian Coalition of America has demonstrated by their actions in word and in deed a desire to drift from our founding tenets. The Christian Coalition of America has left us, we have not left them,” Giles concluded.
Giles doesn’t specify exactly how the national organization has sinned, but one thing could be its support for tax reform in Alabama. That’s a no-no as far as he’s concerned.
The CC of Alabama is planning to unveil a new name and logo on November 1. Loretta Nall wants to help them with their task, and she’s offering her readers the opportunity to suggest new names for the organization. If you’d like to help out, click here. My favorite one so far is the We Hate Fags and Women More Than You Do Coalition.
Hat tip, Blues reader Ken.
[...] UPDATE: Kathy has part of the anouncement on her site, and that part has the reason for the change, which is: The National Christian Coalition is . . . . TOO LIBERAL. I’m serious. Here are the words of the John Giles, president of organization formerly known as the Christian Coalition of Alabama: “In every major public policy debate, it is almost guaranteed that the liberal forces opposing our view will try to redefine who we are and feverishly attempt to amend our tenets and mission. The Christian Coalition of America has demonstrated by their actions in word and in deed a desire to drift from our founding tenets. The Christian Coalition of America has left us, we have not left them,” Giles concluded. [...]
“The Christian Coalition of America has left us, we have not left them, Giles concluded”
right. whatever. no matter how he spins it, this says a lot more about giles than it does the national coalition.
i wonder if they will explain the exact reason for the dispute? on the one hand, it would silence speculation. but on the other it would be honest, and thus antithetical to the orginization formerly known as the cca.
I have to wonder where Giles is “going”, especially after Alvin Holmes had his say about him LOL.
Everyone knows that only godless liberals point out that true Christian conservatives don’t take payoffs from out of state casinos.
Christian Coalition Drops National Charter…
This is a major surprise to me, as while the National Orginization may not have the exact same views, how much influence did they have in the going ons of the state orginization. If there are differances, why not try to come to an agreement, instead of…
[...] The picture above is the Equality Alabama office in Montgomery, just down the street from John Giles‘ house. [...]
[...] Thanks, Kathy. [...]
Right Wing Watch just reported that The Alabama Christian Coalition has stood up against Republican candidate Wayne Parker’s Rovian sleazebag tactics.
The trouble for Wayne Parker is, here in Alabama’s 5th District, home of Marshall Space Flight Center and AMCOM, we *are* rocket scientists.
Bob, I saw a post about that at Doc’s Political Parlor. The fighting in the comments over who’s the more evil librul was kind of funny.