By STEPHANIE SIMON

Randy Brinson, a conservative political consultant in Alabama, has been fielding
anxious calls for weeks from business interests across the South.

Their concern is massive ad blitz on Christian and country-music stations across
10 states. The ads, funded by a left-leaning coalition, urge support for
congressional legislation to curb greenhouse-gas emissions -- by framing the
issue as an urgent matter of Biblical morality.

"As our seas rise, crops wither and rivers run dry, God's creation cries out for
relief," begins one ad, narrated by an evangelical megachurch pastor. Another
opens with a reference to the Gospel of John, slams energy interests for
fighting the bill, and concludes: "Please join the faithful in speaking out
against the powerful."

Dr. Brinson tells his clients they are right to be worried. Such an aggressive
political campaign by the religious left is unexpected, he says, and could prove
powerful. "This is the first time I've seen a moderate group of evangelicals
come together and do a coordinated campaign," said Dr. Brinson. He is warning
clients: "You're going to hear a lot more of this."

Emboldened by what they see as a kindred spirit in the White House, progressive
and liberal Christians are stepping up their political activism in a big way.


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