Religious right had run of Bush White House.Key conservative Christian leaders made dozens of visits to the White House during President George W. Bush's administration, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. a report by a watchdog group. Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) is an American government watchdog organization founded in 2003. One of their most visible projects is a biannual list of Washington politicians they label as the "most corrupt. (CREW) for many years has sought visitor records of nine Christian conservative leaders. The Washington, D.C.-based group said the newly disclosed Bush-era White House records "suggest leading conservative Christian leaders may have had a significant voice in President Bush's administration, and many seem to have had the ear of the president himself." James Dobson James Clayton "Jim" Dobson, Ph.D. (born April 21, 1936 in Shreveport, Louisiana) is the chairman of the board of Focus on the Family, a nonprofit organization he founded in 1977. , founder of the Colorado-based Focus on the Family, visited the White House 24 times, including 10 visits with President Bush. Tony Perkins, president of the Family Research Council, visited 14 times, including two visits with Bush. Andrea Lafferty, executive director of the Traditional Values Coalition The Traditional Values Coalition is a Christian Right organization that claims to represent over 43,000 conservative Christian churches throughout the United States of America. Headquartered in Washington, D.C. , made 50 White House visits, including six with the president. Wendy Wright, president of Concerned Women for America Concerned Women for America is a conservative Christian political action group active in the United States. The group was founded in 1979 by Beverly LaHaye, wife of Christian Coalition co-founder Timothy LaHaye, as a response to activities by the National Organization for Women and , made the second-highest number of visits--45-including four with Bush. Other well-known conservative religious leaders who visited Bush and others at the White House included the late Rev. Jerry Falwell and the late Paul Weyrich, founder of the Free Congress Foundation. According to Religion News Service, CREW also requested visitor records for Gary Bauer, president of American Values; the Rev. Louis Sheldon, chairman of the Traditional Values Coalition; and the Rev. Donald Wildmon, founder of the American Family Association The American Family Association (AFA) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that promotes conservative Christian values.[1][2][3][4] It was founded in 1977 by Rev. . They made multiple trips to the White House over the years. |
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