Evangelical pastor-mobilization organizers openly admit their meetings are political.

Evidence

In advance of a July 2016 Pastors and Pews gathering in Orlando, Florida, Lane spelled it out in an interview with the Christian Broadcasting Network. “Our goal is to restore America to a Biblically based culture,” he said. “Somebody’s values are going to reign supreme.” … “What we’re doing with the pastor meetings is spiritual, but the end result is political,” Lane said in 2011.” — Katherine Stewart, The Power Worshippers, 358

Categorization

• SHARE: “What we’re doing with the pastor meetings is spiritual, but the end result is political” is a useful admission quote.
• XREF: connects to: Free travel and fellowship lure pastors into organized political lobbying. — Katherine Stewart, The Power Worshippers: Inside the…, 406; Pastor-mobilization meetings are timed and placed to swing contested elections. — Katherine Stewart, The Power Worshippers: Inside the…, 358; Pastors used coded public language to signal endorsement without violating rules — Kristin Kobes Du Mez, Jesus and John Wayne: How White…, 2

Broader Connections

• Pastors used coded public language to signal endorsement without violating rules #qualifies (0.75) — Kristin Kobes Du Mez, Jesus and John Wayne, 2