Block, Siteadmin, SkipCaptcha, Upload, Automoderated users, Check users, delete, edit, move, oversight, protect, rollback, Administrators
51,035
edits
Changes
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
mLine 24:
Line 24: − +
→Political involvement
===Political involvement===
===Political involvement===
LaHaye was very involved in the [[Christian right]] and was active in numerous Christian right organizations in the 1970s and 80s, including the [[Moral Majority]].<ref name="NYT"/><ref name="Dispatch"/> In 1987, he served as honorary national co-chairman for [[Jack Kemp]]'s campaign for president but left after it was reported the he had written statements in his writings that were deemed by the media—who forget that there are such things as theological disagreements—as anti-Catholic and anti-Jewish.<ref name="NYT"/> In addition, LaHaye was influential in building Evangelical support for [[George W. Bush]]'s 2000 presidential campaign and served as a spiritual advisor for [[Mike Huckabee]] during his [[Mike Huckabee 2008 Presidential Campaign|his 2008 presidential campaign]].<ref name="NYT"/><ref name="Dispatch"/>
LaHaye was very involved in the [[Christian right]] and was active in numerous Christian right organizations in the 1970s and 80s, including the [[Moral Majority]].<ref name="NYT"/><ref name="Dispatch"/> In 1987, he served as honorary national co-chairman for [[Jack Kemp]]'s campaign for president but left after it was reported the he had written statements in his writings that were deemed by the media—who forget that there are such things as theological disagreements—as "anti-Catholic" and "anti-Jewish".<ref name="NYT"/> In addition, LaHaye was influential in building Evangelical support for [[George W. Bush]]'s 2000 presidential campaign and served as a spiritual advisor for [[Mike Huckabee]] during his [[Mike Huckabee 2008 Presidential Campaign|his 2008 presidential campaign]].<ref name="NYT"/><ref name="Dispatch"/>
During first year of [[Ronald Reagan]]'s Presidency in 1981, Mr. Lahaye invited best-selling [[conservative]], [[libertarian]], and [[anti-Communist]] author Mr. [[Cleon Skousen]] to become the first member of the [[Conservative think tanks|conservative think tank]] called the [[Council for National Policy]].
During first year of [[Ronald Reagan]]'s Presidency in 1981, Mr. Lahaye invited best-selling [[conservative]], [[libertarian]], and [[anti-Communist]] author Mr. [[Cleon Skousen]] to become the first member of the [[Conservative think tanks|conservative think tank]] called the [[Council for National Policy]].