Daniel_Cheung
10-11-2009, 11:43 AM
Hawaii Evangelical Churches Plan Election Push
http://www2.wsav.com/sav/ap_exchange/national_news/article/HawaiiEvangelicalChurchesPlanElectionPush/56153/
In the last 50 years, religious conservatives have scored few victories in Hawaii. They did manage to oust a half-dozen pro-gay marriage lawmakers and lead a successful drive for a constitutional amendment to reject same-sex marriages a decade ago.
Beyond that, they've had little influence in a state known for its moderate to liberal leanings.
Catholic and evangelical Protestant leaders hope to push Hawaii politics rightward, preparing an election-year effort in 2010 to organize their parishioners into voting blocks that can help elect like-minded candidates. And they are hoping to use the issue of civil unions to get them there....
http://www2.wsav.com/sav/ap_exchange/national_news/article/HawaiiEvangelicalChurchesPlanElectionPush/56153/
In the last 50 years, religious conservatives have scored few victories in Hawaii. They did manage to oust a half-dozen pro-gay marriage lawmakers and lead a successful drive for a constitutional amendment to reject same-sex marriages a decade ago.
Beyond that, they've had little influence in a state known for its moderate to liberal leanings.
Catholic and evangelical Protestant leaders hope to push Hawaii politics rightward, preparing an election-year effort in 2010 to organize their parishioners into voting blocks that can help elect like-minded candidates. And they are hoping to use the issue of civil unions to get them there....