Democrats to talk about religious values: helping the poor, environment

USAToday:

Many Democrats talked openly during the fall campaign about their faith and how it influenced their policy positions in an overt attempt to counter the power of the religious right.

Now that they have won control of Congress, people can expect next year to see a new set of issues being presented with a religious spin.

Restricting gay marriage and promoting prayer in schools as "values" issues are likely to be replaced by helping the poor and protecting the environment. [...]

[Rep. Lincoln] Davis [Tenn.], who is anti-abortion, is proposing a package of social programs to support pregnant women, particularly poor women, as a way to cut the number of abortions. He also believes issues such as the minimum wage should be viewed in religious or moral terms and used by anti-abortion groups to judge a member's commitment to reducing abortions.