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A Who's Who of Religious Right Activists Participated In Robison's Leadership Summits

Last week, Time's Amy Sullivan reported that dozens of Religious Right leaders gathered for "a conference call to discuss their dissatisfaction with the current GOP presidential field, and agreed that Rick Perry would be their preferred candidate if he entered the race."

Brian Kaylor of EthicsDaily.com had reported on the same thing a few weeks back, noting that the effort was being organized by James Robison.

Last Friday, Robison wrote a post on his blog in which explained that he had called these gatherings in September of 2010 and June of 2011 because "there is an insidious attack on God, faith, family and freedom" and that God was planning on using this group of "national leaders to help inspire a spiritual awakening, a return to sanity and a restoration of freedom’s foundation."

And he also conveniently posted a list of every person who had participated:

Jacob Aranza, Our Savior’s Church, Broussard, LA

Rick Atchley,The Hills Church of Christ, North Richland Hills, TX

Matthew Barnett, The Dream Center, Los Angeles, CA

David Barton*, Founder & President of Wallbuilders, Aledo, TX

Pastor Duane Bland, Thibodaux Family Church, LA

Lt. Gen. Jerry Boykin, former U.S. Deputy Undersecretary of Defense for Intelligence, Farmville, VA

Vonette Bright, Campus Crusade for Christ, Orlando, FL

Stephen Broden, Fair Park Bible Fellowship, Dallas, TX

Keith Butler, Word of Faith International Christian Center, Southfield, MI

Joe Champion, Celebration Church, Georgetown, TX

J.C. Church, Victory in Truth Ministries, Bucyrus, OH

Kenneth Copeland, Kenneth Copeland Ministries, Ft. Worth, TX

Matt Croak, Personal Assistant to Rod Parsley, Columbus, OH

Creflo Dollar, World Changers Church International, College Park, GA

Steve Dulin, Elder, Gateway Church, Southlake, TX

Greg Dumas, The Crossing Church, Tampa, FL

Maurizio Elizondo, TX Chapter Director, National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference

Jimmy Evans, MarriageToday, Dallas, TX

Dr. Tony Evans, Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship, Dallas, TX

Melody Farahani (Asst. to Vonette Bright), Campus Crusade, Orlando, FL

Tony Ferraro, Transparent Church Ministries

Father Joseph Fessio, Ignatius Press, San Francisco, CA

Maggie Gallagher, National Organization for Marriage, Princeton, NJ

Dr. Jim Garlow, Skyline Wesleyan Church / Renewing American Leadership, San Diego, CA

Jack Graham*, Prestonwood Baptist Church, Plano, TX

Ruth Graham, Transparent Ministries, Waynesboro, VA

Craig Groeschel, LifeChurch.TV, Tulsa, OK

Wayne Grudem, author and professor, Phoenix Seminary, Phoenix, AZ

Dudley Hall, Successful Christian Living Ministries, Euless, TX

O.S. Hawkins*, Guidestone Financial Resources, Dallas, TX

Mike Hayes, Covenant Church, Carrollton, TX

Dr. Jack Hayford*, The King’s University, Los Angeles, CA

Chris Hodges, Church of the Highlands, Birmingham, AL

Jim Hylton, Jim Hylton Ministries, Fort Worth, TX

Jane Hylton, Fort Worth, TX

Bishop Harry Jackson, Hope Christian Church, Beltsville, MD

Dr. Robert Jeffress, First Baptist Church, Dallas, TX

Dr. Richard Land, SBC’s Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, Nashville, TN

David Lane, Restoration & Renewal Projects, Westlake Village, CA

Rabbi Daniel Lapin, American Alliance of Jews and Christians, Mercer Island, WA

Dr. Richard Lee, First Redeemer Church, Cummings, GA

Jeff Little, Milestone Church, Keller, TX

Ron Luce, Teen Mania, Garden Valley, TX

Gabe Lyons, Q, New York, NY

Steve Mays, Calvary Chapel South Bay, Gardena, CA

Bob McEwen, Member of Congress (RET, Ohio), Fairfax Station, VA

Liz McEwen, Fairfax Station, VA

Miles McPherson, The Rock Church, San Diego, CA

Dr. Andy McQuitty,Irving Bible Church, Irving, TX

John Meador, First Baptist Church, Euless,TX

Eric Metaxas, author (Bonhoeffer andAmazing Grace, among others), New York, NY

Dave Meyer, Joyce Meyer Ministries, MO

David Meyer, Joyce Meyer Ministries, MO

Joyce Meyer, Joyce Meyer Ministries, MO

Gene Mills, Louisiana Family Forum, Baton Rouge, LA

Johnnie Moore, Liberty University, Lynchburg, VA

Robert Morris, Gateway Church, Southlake, TX

Dr. Tom Mullins, Christ Fellowship, Palm Beach Gardens, FL

Dr. Jeff Myers, Summit Ministries, Manitou Springs, CO

Doug Napier, Alliance Defense Fund, Scottsdale, AZ

Christi Napier,Scottsdale, AZ

Rod Parsley, World Harvest Church/Breakthrough Ministries, Columbus, OH

Paige Patterson, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Fort Worth, TX

Tony Perkins, Family Research Council, Washington, DC

Gary Phillips, Executive Pastor, First Baptist Church, Euless, TX

Buddy Pilgrim, Integrity Leadership, DeSoto, TX

Bob Reccord, Council for National Policy, Washington, DC

Terry Redmon,Inprov, Southlake, TX

Jay Richards, Discovery Institute, Seattle, WA

Dino Rizzo, Healing Place Church, Baton Rouge, LA

Bob Roberts, Northwood Church, Keller, TX

Steve Robinson, Church of the King, Mandeville, LA

Rev. Samuel Rodriguez, National Hispanic Christian Leaders Conf., Sacramento, CA

Dave Roever, Wounded Warriors Alliance, Fort Worth, TX

Mark Rutland, Oral Roberts University, Tulsa, OK

Scott Sheppard, Executive Director, 6Stones Mission Network, Euless, TX

Gary Simons, High Point Church, Arlington, TX

Toby Slough, Cross Timbers Community Church, Argyle, TX

Debbie Stacy, Exec. Director/ World Harvest & Breakthrough Ministries, Columbus, OH

Larry Stockstill, Bethany World Prayer Center, Baton Rouge, LA

Dave Stone, Southeast Christian Church, Louisville, KY

Greg Surratt, Seacoast Church, Mt. Pleasant, SC

Sara Swenson (Asst. to Vonette Bright), Campus Crusade, Orlando, FL

Dr. Frank Turek, CrossExamined.org, Charlotte, NC

Stu Weber, Good Shepherd Community Church, Boring, OR

Don Wildmon, American Family Association, Tupelo, MS

Lynda Wildmon, Tupelo, MS

Dallas Willard,University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA

Jane Willard, Los Angeles, CA

Billy Wilson, Exec. Dir. International Center for Spiritual Renewal, Cleveland, TN

Randy Wilson, National Director for Church Ministries, Family Research Council, Washington, DC

Ravi Zacharias*, Ravi Zacharias International Ministry, Atlanta, GA

*Their schedules did not permit their attendance, but they helped initiate and emphasize the importance of these gatherings.