John Arthur Eaves

Just what WaPo thinks we need: Southern Evangelical Democrats

I’m all for the 50-state strategy, but it’s very telling what kind of Democrat the Village gets excited about, and what kind it ignores (Donna Edwards). WaPo:

Evangelical Democrat Stirs the Pot in Miss.
A wealthy evangelical Christian, John Arthur Eaves Jr., is running a campaign for governor that is rife with what Jesus might do.

He talks about banishing “the money changers” from state politics and about a health-care proposal focusing on the “least among us” — just as Jesus would — and the cornerstone of his stump speech is familiar to anyone who knows the bit in Matthew 6:24 about “Ye cannot serve God and Mammon.”

The 41-year-old plaintiff attorney is waging what might be the most overtly Christian-inspired statewide race in a long time.

Which is quite a statement, given that this is Mississippi.  Read more