Televangelist Pat Robertson has built one of the most powerful religious-political movements in American history. His Christian Coalition-with its "700 Club" broadcasting fundamentalism tinged with right-wing politics to an audience of millions, its American Center for Law and Justice legal action group attempting to impose far-right Christian ideas via the courts, and the growing number of graduates from its Regents University wields a mighty sword within the Republican party in at least 25 states while GOP national leaders and presidential hopefuls court its favor.
Despite his power, many Americans are not aware of Robertson's extreme political views or his goals for the United States This book examines the role Robertson plays in contemporary politics and his efforts to influence American society through his various political organizations, businesses, and broadcast empire. It exposes his theocratic agenda and warns that if the political movement he heads continues to grow in power, America's religious and political freedoms will be placed in grave jeopardy.
Robert Boston (Washington, DC) is assistant director of communication for Americans United for Separation of Church and State, and assistant editor of Church & State magazine.
230 pages (Footnotes, Index) ISBN 1-57392-053-3 Paper