Groups provoked by Bush campaign tactics

WASHINGTON — A recent Bush-Cheney campaign tactic targeting “conservative” churches and their members has triggered disapproval among church-state watchdog groups, including the Southern Baptist Convention and Americans United for Separation of Church and State. The campaign reportedly sent out instructions to volunteers in conservative congregations to send their church directories to Bush-Cheney operatives, distribute voter guides to fellow church members and enlist pastors in voter registration drives.