Religious Right Leaning Towards Democrats?

CNN has a story that I'm highly skeptical of:

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- For decades, evangelicals have been seen as solid supporters of the Republican Party. That could be changing.

The religious right, a cornerstone of the so-called Reagan revolution -- the battle over abortion law, and gay marriage -- wants a change.

At least some evangelicals do.

A group of influential Christian leaders are declaring they are tired of divisive politics, tired of watching fights over some issues trump all the good they could be doing.

"Our proposal in [our] manifesto is to join forces with all those who support a civil public square. ... a vision of public life in which people of all faiths -- which, of course, means no faith -- are free to enter and engage public life on the basis of their faith," said evangelical leader Os Guinness.

For Democrats, the timing is good. The party has been pushing to overcome the "faith gap," that many feel has hurt them with church-going voters.

Candidates are appearing in more religious settings, and conversations.

"What I try to do is as best I can be an instrument of His will," Sen. Barack Obama has said.

"I obviously was fortunate to be able to rely on and be grounded in my faith which has been anchor for me throughout my entire life," Sen. Hillary Clinton has said.

Mara Vanderslice of Common Good Strategies is part of that effort.

"I think the biggest thing that we've done wrong is sort of say that we just want a separation of church and state and only speak about religion in terms of separation," Vanderslice said.

Evangelicals are now leading public support for many issues dear to Democrats: global campaigns against AIDS, hunger and poverty.

No one has done more to combat AIDS, hunger and poverty on a global scale than George W. Bush and the Republican Congress that approved his measures. Not Bill Clinton, not Nancy Pelosi, and not any Dem-lead Congress. For this article to suggest that Dems have cornered the market on compassion is just nonsense.

In any group of people, including evangelicals, you'll be able to find people on the left end of the political scale and those are the only evangelicals that will be giving a serious look at Democrats. Anyone in the evangelical community who really believes in the sanctity of life can't possibly even consider Obama for president.