Who should lead the Christian right?
September 17th, 2009, 2:27 pm · 1 Comment · posted by Mark Barna
The Christian right has been galvanized by the debate over universal health care. Christian conservatives are raising objections to the proposal, such as saying it includes coverage for abortions and illegal aliens.
Glenn Beck
Yes, the Christian right has an important cause to rally around. But who will lead it?
Focus on the Family founder James Dobson continues to lead the charge against gay marriage (though now more from his armchair given his diminished role at Focus), but his voice is rarely heard regarding Obamacare.
So far, no other person has emerged to lead the Christian right, but below I offer some possibilities.
1. Sarah Palin, currently in seclusion working on her autobiography, may emerge to take up the task. On thing for sure is that she would be embraced, perhaps universally, by Christian conservatives.
2. Mike Huckabee, currently hosting a Fox News show, would have the religious and political acumen to take the Obamacare debate to a new level.
3. Tony Perkins, president of the Family Research Council, a Christian conservative lobbying group, has been on the periphery within the Christian right for years and may be ready to lead.
4. Glenn Beck, another Fox News host, has shown ability to motivate Christian conservatives to act.
Please comment below on the merits of my candidates list, and feel free to nominate your own.
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I’d say Tony Perkins is the sharpest one in that group - a somewhat-younger person who can hold his own in the media too.
Glenn Beck is the best entertainer and conservative motivator listed, but probably his Mormon background would preclude him from being a “Christian right” figure per se:
http://www.usnews.com/blogs/god-and-country/2008/12/30/focus-on-the-family-pulls-interview-with-mormon-glenn-beck.html