New Political Party

[Towntalk]

Rev. Jay Alford, the retired pastor of Highway Tabernacle Church in Austintown, who now resides in Youngstown is seeking to start a new political party.

"I haven't give it a name, but it would be the third force in the political arena," he said. "This is something that's been emerging for some time. You've got swing voters who decide the elections, and we would hopefully represent those people."

Mr. Alford said he wants the party to initially nominate and endorse candidates on the local level.

The question is:

Would you support a political party that is based on religious principals much like the groups that supported the Republicans?

His vision is an independent political party that he envisions would be the voice of the minority and faith-based communities.

Is this an attempt to breach the wall of separation of church and state?