President of the Christian Coalition? No Thanks!

The Reverend Joel Hunter was all set to replace Roberta Combs as President of the Christian Coalition, but something funny happened on the way to the inaugaration ball. It appears Reverend Joel suddenly discovered there's just no room for Christian Charity in the Christian Coalition, what with Pat Robertson being so busy trying to illegalize abortion and gay marriage. Reverend Joel had hoped to put some of the focus on poverty and the environment, but that turned out to be a non-starter:

A statement issued by the Christian Coalition said Hunter left because of "differences in philosophy and vision." So poverty and the environment are out of luck, so far as the Christian Coalition is concerned. Reverend Joel, a senior pastor at Northland Church in Longwood, Florida, stood his ground on the poverty and environment front, saying, "... these are issues that Jesus would want us to care about."

I think we know what's going on here. Reverend Joel is clearly in the "Peaceful, caring Jesus" camp, and not in the "Kill the Gays, Save the Fetuses Jesus" camp.

Well that's a little naive Reverend, isn't it?