Christian Coalition Challenged?

Former-legislator-turned columnist Steve Flowers wonders whether an endorsement from the Christian Coalition would work against state candidates this year. Because the Christian Coalition has been shown to be supported financially by out-of-state gambling interests, he expects that candidates endorsed by the Christian Coalition will see last-minute negative ads claiming that they are supported by out-of-state gambling money.

He goes on to say

There was talk of starting a New Christian Coalition and labeling the group headed by Giles the Old Christian Coalition with the Old Christian Coalition being the group cloaking their real agenda as being pro-gambling. They would also expose the group’s mean spirited approach as being more like Old Testament philosophy of “an eye for an eye” and ignoring and ridiculing the poor. … It doesn’t help the old group’s image either that their primary advocate in the Legislature is one nutty, irrelevant, back bench, freshman Senator named Hank Erwin who made national news with his beliefs that God directed Hurricane Katrina to attack the Gulf Coast to destroy the people of New Orleans and Mississippi because they were sinful.

“There was talk?” Talk by whom?

And for that matter, who IS the Christian Coalition of Alabama?

That’s a serious question.

Seriously.

Who are they?

Is anyone an honest-to-goodness member of the coalition besides John Giles?

A real coalition has real MEMBERS. Who are they? Is this really a coalition? If so, why are they so secretive? Can you think of other coalitions that will not reveal its members?

Or is John Giles unwilling/unable to reveal who the members of the coalition are because there are no members – just a list of donors (like Native American gaming interests) who are seeking to advance a political agenda.