Barbara Ehrenreich: Is It Safe to Go Back to Church?

What is this strange fragrance in the air? Could it be Christian spirit? The president of the Christian Coalition is calling on his co-religionists to make environmental protection a foremost consideration in their election choices. Last February, 86 evangelical leaders signed a statement challenging Bush to do something about global warming. In the U.K., evangelicals are spearheading a campaign to “Make Poverty History.” Just last week, right-winger and self-professed evangelical Dick Armey observed that:

Republicans are talking about things like gay marriage and so forth, and the Democrats are talking about things people care about, like how do I pay my bills?

Could it be that the erstwhile Christian right has found Jesus?