By Associated Press
Undated, AL – The voter guide from the former Christian Coalition of Alabama won't be the only one distributed in churches before the election November Seventh. There will be a new one that is already causing a split along party lines. Redeem the Vote, a Montgomery-based group that registered thousands of religious voters in 2004, plans to distribute what it calls an alternative voter guide on races for statewide offices and the Legislature. It will list candidates' responses to a questionnaire about issues of faith, rather than highlighting their responses to hot button issues like taxes. Redeem the Vote's founder -- Doctor Randy Brinson -- says voters of faith are tired of shrill partisanship and are weary of wedge issues. However, he says, a voter guide that gives a real glimpse into the heart and decision-making process of a candidate is a truer and fairer measurement of a candidate's moral position. John Giles, president of Christian Action Alabama -- formerly known as the Christian Coalition of Alabama -- calls Brinson the face card of the Alabama Education Association and the trial lawyers.