He was trying to get the Christian Coalition to broaden its concerns to include concern for the environment and easing poverty. Other leaders insisted that the organization stay focused on outlawing abortion and gay rights. Here's an excerpt from a report in the Buffalo News:
Hunter's move signals more tumult for a group that has fallen on hard times. Members have complained the coalition's agenda has become too liberal and diffuse.
Hunter hoped to revive the group by expanding its agenda to include what he called "compassion issues." He also planned to teach evangelicals how to "vote with their life," or integrate and apply their Christian values to public life.
The coalition's rejection of Hunter's approach means it is unwilling to part with its partisan, Republican roots, Hunter said.
"To tell you the truth, I feel like there are literally millions of evangelical Christians that don't have a home right now," Hunter said.
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Not to be dense, but I literally have no idea what issues the statement "members have complained the coalition's agenda has become too liberal and diffuse" is referring to. Asking for discourse on evironmental and poverty issues hardly seems "liberal". What other issues could they be referring to?
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