GOP 'romance' with evangelicals may be chilling down

By Steve Jordahl and Chad Groening - Posted at American Family News:

The Republican National Committee has struck a deal with the Log Cabin Republicans, the homosexual wing of the party. That's not sitting well with some observers who suggest it may be a step too far for the evangelical voting bloc.

RNC chair Ronna McDaniel created a furor last week when she revealed the launching of a new initiative called the "Pride Coalition" in partnership with the Log Cabin Republicans, which describes itself as "LGBT conservatives and straight allies who support fairness, freedom, and equality for all."

McDaniel was forced to do damage control when a number of evangelical leaders like Tony Perkins of the Family Research Council and John Stonestreet of the Colson Center expressed their fears that the arrangement will undercut the RNC's pro-family, pro-faith agenda and make it look more like the Democratic Party. The RNC chair sent emails to the GOP's 168 committee members apologizing for not giving them a heads-up and assuring them that the party's platform would not change.

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See also:

• The RNC's "Pride Coalition" (Breakpoint)