In the book The 1 Thing, Thom and Joani Schultz write about how they “once belonged to a church that had an affinity for politics. Ed, the associate pastor, gave countless hours to community projects. When the senior pastor retired, activists launched a campaign to promote Ed. His supporters set up petition tables. They peppered the congregation with mailings with slogans. They made buttons. [And] just before we were to vote, the campaign committee promoted a ‘Wear Red For Ed Sunday.’ . . . Ed won. We left.”