Christian Coalition to establish new Georgia chapter after split

<p>The president of the national Christian Coalition says she will establish a new Georgia chapter with a new leader now that the Christian Coalition of Georgia has said it will split from the group.</p><p>But Roberta Combs, president of the national Christian Coalition, did not say Tuesday when that would happen.</p><p>"The Christian Coalition _ or any group _ is not about individuals," Combs said. "Maybe we can work together in the future."</p><p>Sadie Fields, the chairman of the Georgia group, said the split with the Christian Coalition of America was because of the national organization's liberal "drift."</p><p>Three other states chapters _ Alabama, Iowa and Ohio _ have also left the Christian Coalition.</p><p>Fields said she became concerned by the changing direction of national organization, which included taking stances on issues like the minimum wage, the environment and Internet law instead of core issues like abortion and same-sex marriage.</p><p>Combs agreed that the coalition had begun broadening its agenda. "Family values reach beyond abortion and gay marriage," she said.</p><p>The national Christian Coalition, which claims more than 2 million members, was founded in 1989 by religious broadcaster the Rev. Pat Robertson.</p><p>___</p><p>HASH(0x1cd9c64)</p>