Robert Grant (Christian Leader)
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Dr. Robert G. Grant is one of the early leaders of the Christian Right
in America
. He served as the chairman of Christian Voice
and the American Freedom Coalition.
Grant involved national conservative leaders including Gary Jarmin, Howard Phillips, Terry Dolan
, and Richard Viguerie
in his movement and made national headlines when Christian Voice-backed candidates including Ronald Reagan
, Steve Symms
, Dan Quayle
, and John East
defeated entrenched incumbents in the 1978
and 1980 elections
. After Grant ousted Phillips, Dolan, and Viguerie several years later, the trio went on to recruit Jerry Falwell
to build a new Christian Right organization, the Moral Majority
. Grant's movement was said to have played a significant role in the election of President Ronald Reagan
in 1980 and dozens of imitators were founded including Concerned Women for America
, American Coalition for Traditional Values, and the Christian Coalition. Grant is an ordained Baptist minister.
Grant appeared on 60 Minutes
, Nightline, CBS
, NBC News
, the Morton Downey, Jr.
Show, Good Morning America
, CBS Nightwatch and over 2,000 local and national radio and television talk shows. He was quoted in Time
, Newsweek
, U.S. News & World Report
, Washington Post, Christianity Today
, and hundreds of other publications.
Grant has also at times served as a nationally syndicated radio talk show host, as the co-host of the national television talk show Let Freedom Ring, in various ministerial positions, as the religion editor of The Washington Times, on the Publisher's Council of Conservative Digest Magazine, and led over 125 pilgrimages to Israel.
Christian right
Christian right is a term used predominantly in the United States to describe "right-wing" Christian political groups that are characterized by their strong support of socially conservative policies...
in America
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. He served as the chairman of Christian Voice
Christian Voice (USA)
Christian Voice is an American conservative Christian right advocacy group. In 1980, this group had 107,000 members including 37,000 pastors from 45 denominations. It is a project of the American Service Council...
and the American Freedom Coalition.
Grant involved national conservative leaders including Gary Jarmin, Howard Phillips, Terry Dolan
Terry Dolan (US political figure)
John Terrence "Terry" Dolan was an American New Right political operative who was co-founder and chairman of the National Conservative Political Action Committee ....
, and Richard Viguerie
Richard Viguerie
Richard Art Viguerie is a conservative figure, pioneer of political direct mail and writer on American politics...
in his movement and made national headlines when Christian Voice-backed candidates including Ronald Reagan
Ronald Reagan
Ronald Wilson Reagan was the 40th President of the United States , the 33rd Governor of California and, prior to that, a radio, film and television actor....
, Steve Symms
Steve Symms
Steven Douglas Symms was a four-term congressman and two-term U.S. senator from Idaho. He was among the most conservative members of the Republican Party...
, Dan Quayle
Dan Quayle
James Danforth "Dan" Quayle served as the 44th Vice President of the United States, serving with President George H. W. Bush . He served as a U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator from the state of Indiana....
, and John East
John East
John East was a 19th-century Anglican clergyman and writer.At Oxford he was a friend of William Henry Havergal.He became:* Rector of Croscombe, Somerset * Curate of St Michael's, Bath* Rector of St Michael's, Bath from 1843 John East (died 1856) was a 19th-century Anglican clergyman and writer.At...
defeated entrenched incumbents in the 1978
United States Senate elections, 1978
The United States Senate election of 1978 in the middle of Democratic President Jimmy Carter's term. The Democrats lost a net of three seats to the Republicans, leaving the balance of the chamber 58-41 in favor of the Democrats....
and 1980 elections
United States Senate elections, 1980
The 1980 U.S. Senate elections coincided with Ronald Reagan's election to the Presidency. Reagan's large margin of victory over incumbent Jimmy Carter pulled in many Democratic voters and gave a huge boost to Republican senate candidates....
. After Grant ousted Phillips, Dolan, and Viguerie several years later, the trio went on to recruit Jerry Falwell
Jerry Falwell
Jerry Lamon Falwell, Sr. was an evangelical fundamentalist Southern Baptist pastor, televangelist, and a conservative commentator from the United States. He was the founding pastor of the Thomas Road Baptist Church, a megachurch in Lynchburg, Virginia...
to build a new Christian Right organization, the Moral Majority
Moral Majority
The Moral Majority was a political organization of the United States which had an agenda of evangelical Christian-oriented political lobbying...
. Grant's movement was said to have played a significant role in the election of President Ronald Reagan
Ronald Reagan
Ronald Wilson Reagan was the 40th President of the United States , the 33rd Governor of California and, prior to that, a radio, film and television actor....
in 1980 and dozens of imitators were founded including Concerned Women for America
Concerned Women for America
Concerned Women for America is a conservative Christian public policy group active in the United States best known for its stance against abortion...
, American Coalition for Traditional Values, and the Christian Coalition. Grant is an ordained Baptist minister.
Grant appeared on 60 Minutes
60 Minutes
60 Minutes is an American television news magazine, which has run on CBS since 1968. The program was created by producer Don Hewitt who set it apart by using a unique style of reporter-centered investigation....
, Nightline, CBS
CBS News
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, NBC News
NBC News
NBC News is the news division of American television network NBC. It first started broadcasting in February 21, 1940. NBC Nightly News has aired from Studio 3B, located on floors 3 of the NBC Studios is the headquarters of the GE Building forms the centerpiece of 30th Rockefeller Center it is...
, the Morton Downey, Jr.
Morton Downey, Jr.
Morton Downey, Jr. was an American singer, songwriter and later a television talk show host of the 1980s who pioneered the "trash TV" format on his program The Morton Downey Jr. Show....
Show, Good Morning America
Good Morning America
Good Morning America is an American morning news and talk show that is broadcast on the ABC television network; it debuted on November 3, 1975. The weekday program airs for two hours; a third hour aired between 2007 and 2008 exclusively on ABC News Now...
, CBS Nightwatch and over 2,000 local and national radio and television talk shows. He was quoted in Time
Time (magazine)
Time is an American news magazine. A European edition is published from London. Time Europe covers the Middle East, Africa and, since 2003, Latin America. An Asian edition is based in Hong Kong...
, Newsweek
Newsweek
Newsweek is an American weekly news magazine published in New York City. It is distributed throughout the United States and internationally. It is the second-largest news weekly magazine in the U.S., having trailed Time in circulation and advertising revenue for most of its existence...
, U.S. News & World Report
U.S. News & World Report
U.S. News & World Report is an American news magazine published from Washington, D.C. Along with Time and Newsweek it was for many years a leading news weekly, focusing more than its counterparts on political, economic, health and education stories...
, Washington Post, Christianity Today
Christianity Today
Christianity Today is an Evangelical Christian periodical based in Carol Stream, Illinois. It is the flagship publication of its parent company Christianity Today International, claiming circulation figures of 140,000 and readership of 290,000...
, and hundreds of other publications.
Positions and recognitions
- Founding Chairman Christian VoiceChristian Voice (USA)Christian Voice is an American conservative Christian right advocacy group. In 1980, this group had 107,000 members including 37,000 pastors from 45 denominations. It is a project of the American Service Council...
with Colonel Donor, Gary Jarmin, Richard ViguerieRichard ViguerieRichard Art Viguerie is a conservative figure, pioneer of political direct mail and writer on American politics...
, Terry DolanTerry Dolan (US political figure)John Terrence "Terry" Dolan was an American New Right political operative who was co-founder and chairman of the National Conservative Political Action Committee ....
; - Founder, California Graduate School of TheologyCalifornia Graduate School of TheologyThe California Graduate School of Theology is an unaccredited American institution of higher learning in La Habra, California. It was founded in 1968 as an interdenominational graduate school and has been attended by over 5,000 students...
; - Founding President American Freedom Coalition with Ralph David Abernathy;
- Founding Chairman Coalition for Religious FreedomCoalition for Religious FreedomThe Coalition for Religious Freedom is a religious right organization founded by Tim LaHaye and Robert Grant to lobby against government regulation of religion...
with Tim LahayeTim LaHayeTimothy F. LaHaye is an American evangelical Christian minister, author, and speaker. He is best known for the Left Behind series of apocalyptic fiction, which he co-wrote with Jerry B. Jenkins. He has written over 50 books, both fiction and non-fiction.-Early life:LaHaye was born in Detroit,...
; - Founder American Coalition for Traditional Values with Tim LahayeTim LaHayeTimothy F. LaHaye is an American evangelical Christian minister, author, and speaker. He is best known for the Left Behind series of apocalyptic fiction, which he co-wrote with Jerry B. Jenkins. He has written over 50 books, both fiction and non-fiction.-Early life:LaHaye was born in Detroit,...
; - Member Religious Roundtable http://www.seekgod.ca/cnp.gr.htm#grant
- Board of Governors Council for National PolicyCouncil for National PolicyThe Council for National Policy , is an umbrella organization and networking group for social conservative activists in the United States...
; - Founder United Community Church of Glendale, California;
- Publisher, American Freedom Journal;
- Shalom Award, Nation of IsraelIsraelThe State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
;
Grant has also at times served as a nationally syndicated radio talk show host, as the co-host of the national television talk show Let Freedom Ring, in various ministerial positions, as the religion editor of The Washington Times, on the Publisher's Council of Conservative Digest Magazine, and led over 125 pilgrimages to Israel.
External links
- http://www.seekgod.ca/cnp.gr.htm#grant