I liked Gerson's article.  The image of God that Gerson talks about; that of compassion, acceptance, healing, drove American social policy toward child protection, banning capital punishment, support of women's suffrage.  Today even the most conservative of evangelicals often expresses their belief that the world remains our garden, a garden to again be tended and protected.   Environmental issues in many modern churches cross all political boundaries.

That is what bothers me about the article though.    As a person of faith, I will not let my spiritual values be shaped by political partisanship. If you believe/know the mythology of Jesus, then you would know he didn't just shun political wars, he berated the political/administrative side of his own church.  

Moments of private communion/meditation were essential to the spritual path of Jesus,   The man would not be happy being used as a political logo for any party.