US evangelicals warn Republicans

The evangelicals are back to remind the GOP who put 'em in power... They sure have to do that a lot lately, huh?

Did the 'evangelicals' referred to here — the ones, according to the BBC, who support such things 'as banning same-sex marriages' — ever really support the Bush White House or did they think that championing the Iraq war was just a necessary by-product of crusading against homosexuals, criminalizing abortion, etc.? Steve will say that I rode my bike off into the weeds on that theory, but it's still worth a thought.

From BBCNews.com:

Prominent leaders from the Christian right have warned Republicans they must do more to advance conservative values ahead of the US mid-term elections. Their message to Congress, controlled by Republicans, is "must do better." Support from about a quarter of Americans who describe themselves as evangelicals was a factor in President George W Bush's two election victories. The Republicans will need to keep them onboard if they are to retain control of Congress in November. At a news conference in Washington, some of America's most influential conservative leaders said the current perception among evangelical Christians was that the Republican majority was not doing enough for them.