In a move sharply criticized both by religious leaders and civil libertarians, the Bush-Cheney campaign has issued a guide listing about two-dozen "duties" and a series of deadlines for organizing support among conservative church congregations.

] But the Rev. Richard Land, who deals with ethics and
] religious liberty issues for the Southern Baptist
] Convention, a key Bush constituency, said he was
] "appalled."
]
] "First of all, I would not want my church directories
] being used that way," he told Reuters in an interview,
] predicting failure for the Bush plan.

[ Good. SO he's alienated the fiscal conservatives, worked hard to alienate the military and their families, and now he's gonna work on pissing off large segments of the religious base? Sounds like a winning combination to me. Granted, these people are probably pretty solidly red overall, but every vote counts and all that... a few percent change could make the difference. -k]