UPDATE: IRD joins anti-Cizik attacks: How dare he defend Darfur and oppose torture!
We wrote a few days ago about how Jim Dobson and assorted other on the far right had issued a public letter going after the job of Rich Cizik, director of the National Association of Evangelicals’ Washington office. Cizik’s sin: speaking out for the majority of evangelicals who think that serious action needs to be taken to combat global warming.
Well, never wanting to miss the opportunity to attack an advocate for the common good, the Institute on Religion and Democracy has gotten into the act with this press release, which adds to Cizik’s list of abominations: defending Darfur and opposing torture. This is all in the lead up to the NAE’s board meeting tomorrow. Cizik’s job seems safe for now, but it’s worth watching this developing story.
The IRD really is something else…