The recent report from the estimable Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life on the growth of faith-based lobbies in Washington was a journalistic layup: it had hard data, cool graphics, and a clear story line that was easily summed up in leads like our own:
WASHINGTON - The number of religious advocacy groups in the nation's capital has more than tripled since the 1970s, with conservative groups seeing the biggest growth, according to a new report.
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