Leaving The Fold
WSFA 12
By Ashley Anderson
August 23, 2006
John Giles is known for his position with the Christian Coalition and the group's public stance on various issues. But now it seems the Alabama chapter and the national organization are parting ways.
Giles says, "It is a big step. You know today, for us is a sad day, but yet a liberating day."
Liberating, he says because of a change of focus at the national level. Giles adds, "We feel the Christian Coalition of America is drifting to the left, rapidly drifting to the left."
Giles says when the group organized in 1989 the founding tenants united Christians together ... and now he's afraid they're being divided. He says, "Recently in an article, the Christian Coalition announced it's going to venture out into things like minimum wage, and net neutrality and now the environment."
He maintains the Alabama group was even blind sided by the national organization.
Giles says, "It started in 2003. We opposed the tax increase in Alabama. They came here, unannounced, and supported the tax increase."
Giles says he doesn't feel the Alabama chapter is deserting the group.
He says, "They left us ... We did not leave them."
You will still see the group, only under a different name ... A name which will be chosen in time to endorse political picks in November.
Michelle Combs, a national spokeswoman says "National pulled Alabama's affiliate agreement before today's press release was sent out."

I see many, many tornadoes in Alabama, soon