This sort of thing gets Republicans in trouble all the time -- yet never is heard a discouraging word when the Democrats do the same thing.

“Tomorrow, we shall achieve the victory, that the kingdom of God may come on earth as it is in heaven, and all those who love the Lord and will vote for Obama, say Amen.”

“AAAMMMMEEENNN!”

When it comes to giving a rip-roaring pre-election invocation, you just can’t do better than Rev. Joseph Lowery. The 86-year-old civil-rights legend has come to the Ovens Auditorium here in Charlotte to work the crowd, perhaps 1,000-strong, into a prayerful mood before the last North Carolina appearance of Michelle Obama, wife of the man whose election will herald the coming of the kingdom of God on earth as it is in heaven. And as Lowery gets going, it’s clear he’s waited for this moment for a very long time.

Politics polluting religion -- both sides do it. However, I'm quickly beginning to think that Democrats are in a rush to create a more toxic mix than the so-called "religious right" ever managed when it was in its heyday.