Progressive pastor Jim Wallis’ support for Occupy Wall Street was inevitable, especially considering his ties to ultra-liberal individuals and causes. From the beginning, the faith leader was enamored by the anti-capitalist movement. He has proudly proclaimed that the protesters “stand with Jesus” and that they have distinguished themselves as inspirational “citizen economists.”

These comments, of course, have drawn the ire of conservative Christians who simply don’t agree with his assessment. It didn’t take long for this praise, which was by many accounts a backdoor endorsement of sorts, to evolve into a full-fledged support effort taken up by both Wallis and his liberal faith group, Sojourners.

Last week, as you may recall, the Blaze reported on Wallis’ insistence that Thanksgiving is the perfect time to invite Occupiers to church. “Open our church basements and parish halls as safe places to sleep — shelter and sanctuary as cold weather descends upon many of our cities,” he wrote. “The Occupy movement needs a sanctuary. And what better safe and welcome place could these young people find than with communities of faith?”

On Wednesday morning, Wallis continued his overt push for Christians to support the movement — or, at the least, to embrace those individuals who comprise it. He took to the Sojourners web site to write about his experiences visiting the Occupy London protesters earlier this week.

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