Christian Right Voter Mobilization -- The Season Finale
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Sat Oct 04, 2014 at 07:25:56 PM EST
One of the secrets of the success of the Christian Right over the years has been that opponents have taken the movement with insufficient seriousness.  (I won't get into that story here. But suffice to say that even as it has its ups and downs, the Religious Right remains one of the most powerful and dynamic political movements in American history.)  

For decades a principal task for the movement has been to link its theology to the need for citizen action and electoral success to attain a more theocratic society.  Since the earliest days of Pat Robertson's Christian Coalition the comparing of church membership lists with voter registration lists has been a staple of conservative church-based politicking. Some of it is entirely legal and many non-profit groups do similar things.  

My point here is not the legality or desirability of such activities, it is to point out the contemporary reality of Christian Right voter mobilization going into the November election.  

A coalition of leading Christian Right groups has been mobilizing since at least March when the behind-the-scenes strategy group United in Purpose convened a national  "Voter Mobilization Strategy Summit" in Dallas. The event was intended to " bring together leaders of conservative organizations from around the country to brainstorm and strategize on how to get out the vote for the 2014 midterm elections."

This was followed by a traveling road show of top Christian Right leaders holding electoral mobilization conferences in key states. But the big public kick-off event was what they called Star Spangled Sunday which was web cast from a church in North Carolina.  I was watching. It was on this program that the coalition rolled out its video urging pastors to take the lead in this effort  - which features a new app for comparing church directories with voter registration lists.  

These events culminated in last weekend's Values Voter Summit, hosted by the Family Research Council, where the video was repeatedly plugged. (The task of mobilizing the Christian Right seems to have become a victim of its own success in promoting paranoid, anti-government Tea Partyism and Neo-Confederatism. Conference leaders were compelled to call on radio talk show host Mark Levin and broadcaster Glenn Beck to appeal to the group to keep it together.

The Christian Right's campaign season finale event -- iPledge Sunday -- will be broadcast October 12th.

Tony Perkins of the FRC recently wrote in a promotional e-mail:  

If you think you're powerless to change the direction of our country, think again. Make plans now for your church to join me for a nationwide simulcast, Sunday night October 12. Together with David Barton, Jim Garlow, Kristan Hawkins, Sandy Rios, Lila Rose, Rick Scarborough, Mat Staver, and leaders from across the country, FRC will lead Americans in a call to faith, family, and freedom. Learn about what's at stake on religious liberty, life, marriage, family, and the economy before it's too late!

Join thousands of Americans in the largest pre-election gathering of Christian voters. It's easy to become a home host -- just click here to register for the live stream at your house. If you'd like your church to become a simulcast host site, we make it easy. Follow this link for iPledge Sunday and learn how your congregation can get involved. Never in our history has there been a greater need for engaged, informed Christian citizens to stand up for their biblical values. So join us on October 12 at 7:00 p.m. and get involved. Our country -- and its future -- depend on it.




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