Christian Right are the New Pharisees

I found a page where ALL the Presidential hopefuls are listed. Its a whole page full! I found this little known party with a very interesting message.

Christian Freedom Party-Minnesota

Thomas J. Harens (Christian Freedom Party-Minnesota) for President

and

Jennifer A. Ryan (Christian Freedom Party-Minnesota) for Vice President

Tom Harens, 50, is a liberal former Democratic state legislator (1981-83) and environmental activist. He is also a Harvard grad, was a 1997 candidate for St. Paul Mayor, and works as a public relations executive. Harens and his VP runningmate, Jennifer Ryan, qualified for a spot on the Minnesota ballot under the label of a new entity entitled the "Christian Freedom Party." Republicans quickly complained, saying that Harens is running simply to help Kerry in that key battleground state by attempting to draw Religious Right votes away from President Bush (much like the Dems complain about Ralph Nader's candidacy). Harens denies the claims, saying he is entirely independent of the Kerry campaign and that he left the Democratic Party several years ago to join former Minnesota Governor Jesse Ventura's Independence Party. In fact, Harens was the IP's candidate in his 1997 mayoral race and is still a registered member of that party. He collected his ballot petition signatures almost entirely by targeting 50 socially liberal churches, many with predominantly black congregations. Harens -- a self-described "progressive Christian [and] forever-practicing Catholic" -- agrees his party "technically" doesn't have any members, and that he is likely to draw votes from Bush ("If that’s the practical effect, I can’t do anything about it"). Harens argues today that both major parties are "morally bankrupted" and that "a true Christian" cannot vote for either Kerry or Bush. On his website, Harens notes that voting for Kerry could be viewed as a "venial sin" (of ignorance and rationalization) but voting for Bush could be a much more serious "mortal sin" (of greed, intolerance, and indifference to the plight of the poor). Harens explains: "Republicanism cares about one thing only -- taking care of Big Money family and friends ... the Christian Right Wing and their allies of Republicanism are the new Pharisees, the ones Jesus chased out of the temple." Harens -- who describes his Presidential campaign as a "Politics of Love" effort to "Send Christ's Love to the 'Christian Right'" -- is pro-living wage, pro-gay rights, pro-life, against the Iraq war, and pro-environmental protection laws.