Today's
Wall Street Journal carries a front-page feature story on Russell Moore who
earlier this year took over leadership and changed the emphasis of the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention. According to the Journal:
[A]fter more than three decades of activism, many in the religious right are stepping back from the front lines. Mr. Moore, a 42-year-old political independent and theologian ... says it is time to tone down the rhetoric and pull back from the political fray, given what he calls a "visceral recoil" among younger evangelicals to the culture wars.
"We are involved in the political process, but we must always be wary of being co-opted by it," Mr. Moore said....
