"We will be pushing, pulling, sometimes holding their hands, make sure they [lawmakers] do not succumb to intimidation," Wallis promised, a though speaking of the ancient Hebrews who were reluctant to cross the Red Sea, even with Egyptian chariots on their heels. Particularly determined to rally active religious believers, especially evangelicals, behind Obamacare, Wallis derided as "irresponsible" widespread "fears" that a government plan could compel coverage for abortion and euthanasia. "There are a lot of lies about healthcare reform and euthanasia," he bewailed. "A healthcare reform comprehensive plan will support the sacredness of human life, and there are those of us that will make sure that it does," Wallis said. "The key thing is that we do not want abortion to enter this debate and sabotage healthcare reform," he insisted. The Religious Left crusade for Obamacare "isn't political in a partisan way," Wallis declared. "This is a moral issue." Messianic promises about Obamacare were not limited to Wallis' coalition. The United Methodist lobby office is hyping its "John 10:10" campaign, pointing to Christ's promise, recorded by St. John, "That I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly." According to the United Methodist Board of Church and Society initiative: "The next 10 weeks represent a rare window of opportunity to provide health care for all people in the United States." Not many in the 2lst century typically equate government programs with "abundant" life. But much of the old Religious Left's statism has barely updated its rhetoric since the New Deal. Chief United Methodist lobbyist Jim Winkler pronounced himself "baffled" over opposition to Obamacare, ascribing it to "talking points" from insurance companies, which "desperately do not want a public option to be provided by the government." After all, the insurance industry "skims" between 12-30 percent "off the top for profit," while government plans far more thriftily operate at only a 5 percent administrative expense, Winkler unblanchingly explained. But robots apparently wound up by insurance companies and "right wing radio" have generated ugly "ambushes at town hall meetings."