Are The Evangelicals Now Listening To Rick Warren, Instead Of The GOP, James Dobson, Jerry Falwell, and Pat Robertson?

Evangelicals are weaving the ethic of 'neighbor love' into the fabric of sin and salvation.
Christian Science Monitor
By Mark Totten
WASHINGTON – On World AIDS Day, Dec. 1, Evangelical superstar Rick Warren - author of the runaway bestseller "The Purpose Driven Life" - hosted an AIDS summit at his California megachurch. The keynoter? Sen. Barack Obama (D) of Illinois.
It's difficult to decide which is more astounding: a prominent evangelical pastor leading the fight against AIDS - a disease some Christian conservatives still tag as God's punishment for homosexuals - or a celebrated Democrat and possible 2008 presidential contender taking center stage at Mr. Warren's church. The Warren-Obama event reflects striking and welcome changes under way among America's 50 million Evangelicals, with potentially dynamic political consequences.