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Minding Your Business: Taking Religion to the Road
Aired November 20, 2002 - 09:51 ET
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ANDY SERWER, CNN ANCHOR: We wanted to talk about this story we've been touching on a little bit today, which is what would Jesus drive? This is a religious group rolling out a campaign urging Americans not to drive gas-guzzling SUVs. They are meeting with leaders in Detroit, and they are sending out materials to 100,000 congregations. So if your a church or a synagogue, this weekend, you may be getting materials about this campaign.
Also, TV and radio ads in North Carolina, Iowa, Indiana and Mississippi will be coming out today.
And, Paula, I really think that the auto industry may feel they are being backed into a corner here. You have the environmentalists on one hand, and now the religious conservatives going against them, and then the religious left, if you will, because apparently the Harvard Divinity School has been involved in this, and also the Bush administration, which reportedly is going to increase fuel efficiency standards, which the auto industry is against. So all of a sudden, the auto industry doesn't know what's hitting it here, right?
PAULA ZAHN, CNN ANCHOR: Obviously, they have to treat these people with respect and they have to look at this proposal seriously. And what is the expectation? Does anything happen as a result of this ad campaign? That's a pretty big rollout.
SERWER: It is a pretty big rollout. I think something does happen, especially because, after all, you have got the Bush administration saying, you know what, you're going to have to increase fuel efficiency.
ZAHN: The so-called CAFE (ph) standards.
SERWER: So in other words, you'd think the Bush administration would be a big ally of Detroit, and generally, they have been in the oil industry. But when they're saying, you have to get your act together, and the environmentalists, and the religious, who is left in the auto industry's corner except for the auto industry itself? You have to figure your going to have to give, and probably look at increasing the fuel efficiency of the cars.
ZAHN: It's going to be an interesting one to watch. Thanks, Andy.
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Aired November 20, 2002 - 09:51 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
ANDY SERWER, CNN ANCHOR: We wanted to talk about this story we've been touching on a little bit today, which is what would Jesus drive? This is a religious group rolling out a campaign urging Americans not to drive gas-guzzling SUVs. They are meeting with leaders in Detroit, and they are sending out materials to 100,000 congregations. So if your a church or a synagogue, this weekend, you may be getting materials about this campaign.
Also, TV and radio ads in North Carolina, Iowa, Indiana and Mississippi will be coming out today.
And, Paula, I really think that the auto industry may feel they are being backed into a corner here. You have the environmentalists on one hand, and now the religious conservatives going against them, and then the religious left, if you will, because apparently the Harvard Divinity School has been involved in this, and also the Bush administration, which reportedly is going to increase fuel efficiency standards, which the auto industry is against. So all of a sudden, the auto industry doesn't know what's hitting it here, right?
PAULA ZAHN, CNN ANCHOR: Obviously, they have to treat these people with respect and they have to look at this proposal seriously. And what is the expectation? Does anything happen as a result of this ad campaign? That's a pretty big rollout.
SERWER: It is a pretty big rollout. I think something does happen, especially because, after all, you have got the Bush administration saying, you know what, you're going to have to increase fuel efficiency.
ZAHN: The so-called CAFE (ph) standards.
SERWER: So in other words, you'd think the Bush administration would be a big ally of Detroit, and generally, they have been in the oil industry. But when they're saying, you have to get your act together, and the environmentalists, and the religious, who is left in the auto industry's corner except for the auto industry itself? You have to figure your going to have to give, and probably look at increasing the fuel efficiency of the cars.
ZAHN: It's going to be an interesting one to watch. Thanks, Andy.
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