The Religious Left: Are You Willing to Seize Power? And Glantz’ Winter Soldier, Iraq Vets Against The War.

The religious right has become a dominant force in American politics. And they’ve done so by organizing and fighting for what they think this country’s values are. The religious left on the other hand finds itself playing catch up and when Democrats take up the mantle of religion it often comes at the cost of progressive values—reproductive rights, the separation of church and state, and gay and lesbian rights. After the ‘04 election, big calls went out for the religious left to catch up. Has it?

Tonight on GRITtv we ask whether the religious left and the left in general are willing to seize power.

We are joined by the Rev. Doctor Jacqui Lewis, Senior Minister of Vision, Worship and the Arts at Middle Collegiate Church, Fred Clarkson the editor of Dispatches From the Religious Left, Rev. Osagyefo Uhuru Sekou, a fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies, and Chris Hedges, the author of I Don’t Believe in Atheists.

Also, Aaron Glantz, the editor of Winter Soldier, and former Sergeant Kristofer Goldsmith of Iraq Veterans Against the War discuss McCain’s record on Veterans Affairs, calls to expand the war in Afghanistan, and how soldiers at home are resisting US occupation abroad.