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'''Charles O. "Chuck" Baldwin''' (born in La Porte, Indiana; May 3, 1952) is the founder, pastor of Crossroad Baptist Church in Pensacola, [[Florida]].  He is a radio talk show host and the 2008 [[Constitution Party]] Presidential nominee.  He was the 2004 Constitution Party Vice Presidential nominee, running with the 2004 Constitution Party Presidential nominee, [[Michael Peroutka]].  He has been an outspoken critic of President [[George W. Bush]] as well as other leaders in both the [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] and [[Republican Party|Republican]] Parties.  He supported Congressman [[Ron Paul]] in Paul's unsuccessful bid for the 2008 Republican Party Presidential nomination.  His running mate in 2008 was Darrell Castle, a lawyer from Tennessee.  The Constitution Party Presidential ticket was on the ballot in 2008 in 37 states, and was a qualified write-in ticket in 11 states.  Baldwin received 199,314 popular votes in the 2008 Presidential election which was about 0.15 percent of the total<ref>http://www.fec.gov/pubrec/fe2008/2008presgeresults.pdf</ref>.
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'''Charles Obadiah "Chuck" Baldwin''' (born in La Porte, Indiana; May 3, 1952) is an American politician, Baptist minister and radio talk-show host.
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He 'voted with his feet' to the [[American Redoubt]] free state of [[Montana]] inspired by [[James Wesley Rawles]].
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Baldwin, was born in [[La Porte, Indiana]] on May 3, 1952. Baldwin graduated from La Porte High School in 1971 and for two years attended [[Midwestern Baptist College]] in [[Pontiac, Michigan]]. He met and married Connie Kay Cole there.<ref name=cpt>{{cite news|url=http://www.cptexas.org/sketch.html|title=Dr. Chuck Baldwin: A Biographical Sketch|publisher=[[Taxpayers Party|Constitution Party]] of [[Texas]]|accessdate=February 9, 2015 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080725040444/http://www.cptexas.org/sketch.html |archivedate=July 25, 2008}}</ref> Baldwin changed his career plan from law enforcement to an evangelistic ministry;<ref name=bt>{{cite news|url=http://www.renewamerica.us/columns/baldwin/080229|publisher=[[Renew America]]|author=Baldwin, Chuck|date=2008-02-29|accessdate=February 9, 2015|title=A tribute to my dad}}</ref> he moved to the south,<ref name=me>{{cite news|url=http://www.newswithviews.com/baldwin/baldwin297.htm|title=Me in a Nutshell|author=Baldwin, Chuck|date=2006-05-02|accessdate=February 9, 2015|publisher=NewsWithViews.com|work=Food for Thought}}</ref> and enrolled in, and graduated with a [[Bible]] diploma from, the Thomas Road Bible Institute (now the Liberty Bible Institute at [[Liberty University]]). He then received his [[bachelor's]] and [[master's]] in [[theology]] through external programs from [[Christian Bible College]] of [[Rocky Mount, North Carolina]]. Baldwin has received two honorary [[doctor of divinity]] degrees, from Christian Bible College and from [[Trinity Baptist College]] in [[Jacksonville, Florida]].<ref name=cpt/>
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==See Also==
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On June 22, 1975, Chuck and Connie Baldwin and four other individuals held the first meeting of what would become the Crossroad [[Independent Baptist|Baptist]] Church in [[Pensacola]], [[Florida]].<ref name=cpt/> He retired from Crossroad in 2010 and became pastor of Liberty Fellowship in Kalispel, Montana.  
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* [[Vote with your feet]] - [[Strategic relocation]] - [[Essay:Free States Movement|Free States Movement]]
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* [[Kenneth Royce]] ([[Boston T. Party]]) of [[Free State Wyoming]]
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* [[Free State Project]]
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* [[James Wesley Rawles]] of [[SurvivalBlog.com]]
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* [[Mel Tappan]]
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* [[Claire Wolfe]]
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* [[Joel Skousen]]
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* [[Alex Jones]]
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* [[Ragnar Benson]]
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Baldwin He hosts a daily one-hour radio program, ''Chuck Baldwin Live'', and writes a daily editorial column carried on its website, on News with Views, and on [[VDare]].
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==Political activity==
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From 1980 to 1984, Baldwin served as Pensacola chairman and then state executive director of the [[Florida]] [[Moral Majority]], organized by the Rev. [[Jerry Falwell]] of [[Lynchburg, Virginia]].<ref name=cpt/> Baldwin helped carry the state twice for [[Ronald Reagan|Reagan]] electors. Baldwin helped Falwell register some 50,000 Christian conservative voters.<ref name=b1207>{{cite news|author=Baldwin, Chuck|url=http://www.chuckbaldwinlive.com/c2007/cbarchive_20071207.html|title=Christian Right Just Doesn't Get It|publisher=Chuck Baldwin Live|date=2007-12-07|accessdate=Februay 9, 2015}}</ref>
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In 2008, [[Constitution Party]] nominated Baldwin as its candidate for President of the United States.  He was the 2004 Constitution Party Vice Presidential nominee, running with the 2004 Constitution Party Presidential nominee, [[Michael Peroutka]].  He has been an outspoken critic of President [[George W. Bush]] as well as other leaders in both the [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] and [[Republican Party|Republican]] Parties.  He supported Congressman [[Ron Paul]] in Paul's unsuccessful bid for the 2008 Republican Party Presidential nomination.  His running mate in 2008 was Darrell Castle, a lawyer from Tennessee.  The Constitution Party Presidential ticket was on the ballot in 2008 in 37 states, and was a qualified write-in ticket in 11 states.  Baldwin received 199,314 popular votes in the 2008 Presidential election which was about 0.15 percent of the total<ref>http://www.fec.gov/pubrec/fe2008/2008presgeresults.pdf</ref>.
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In November, 2011, Republican Montana gubernatorial candidate Bob Fanning selected Chuck Baldwin as his running mate.<ref>http://www.timesexaminer.com/chuck-baldwin/934-i-am-now-a-candidate-for-montana-lieutenant-governor-</ref> Baldwin withdrew his candidacy for lieutenant governor on February 12, 2012, several months before the June primary.<ref>http://chuckbaldwinlive.com/home/archives/4482</ref> He was replaced on the ticket by  Joel Boniek, former State Representative.<ref name=krtv>{{cite web|url=http://www.krtv.com/news/long-list-of-candidates-running-for-u-s-house-and-mt-governor/|title=Long list of candidates running for U.S. House & MT Governor|date=March 12, 2012|accessdate=February 9, 2015|publisher=KRTV|first=Marnee|last=Banks}}</ref> Fanning went on to receive 2.3% of the vote in the Republican primary.<ref name=MTSOS>{{cite web|url=http://sos.mt.gov/Elections/2012/Primary/2012_PRIMARY_STATEWIDE_CANVASS.PDF|title=2012 STATEWIDE PRIMARY ELECTION CANVASS|accessdate=February 9, 2015|work=Secretary of State of Montana}}</ref>
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==Books==
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*{{cite book|title=The Freedom Documents|author=Baldwin, Chuck, ed.|others=[[Abigail Adams]], [[John Adams]], [[Samuel Adams]], [[Patrick Henry]], [[Robert E. Lee]], [[Abraham Lincoln]], [[Thomas Paine]], [[Ronald Reagan]], [[Theodore Roosevelt]], [[Mark Twain]]|location=[[Pensacola]], [[Florida]]|publisher=Chuck Baldwin Live Radio Talk Show|year=2001|oclc=212793142}}
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*''Let's Look at Legalism''.
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*''Subjects Seldom Spoken On: 11 Messages That Will Stimulate Your Mind and Stir Your Heart'', 1990.
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*''This Is the Life'' (a verse-by-verse [[Exposition (literary technique)|exposition]] of the [[Epistles of John]]).
 
==References==
 
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== External Links ==
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== External links ==
 
* [http://www.chuckbaldwinlive.com/sketch.html Chuck Baldwin's Bio]
 
* [http://www.chuckbaldwinlive.com/sketch.html Chuck Baldwin's Bio]
 
* [http://www.chuckbaldwinlive.com/ Chuck Baldwin Live]
 
* [http://www.chuckbaldwinlive.com/ Chuck Baldwin Live]
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