Major evangelical leaders mobilized their institutions to impeach Clinton.

Evidence

Pat Robertson weighed in as well. Clinton had “debauched, debased and defamed” the presidency, turning the White House into a “playpen for the sexual freedom of the poster child of the 1960s,” he told 3000 members of the Christian Coalition, bringing his audience to their feet. Ralph Reed, too, insisted that character mattered: “We care about the conduct of our leaders, and we will not rest until we have leaders of good moral character.” Meanwhile, Jerry Falwell sent a special edition of his weekly report to more than 160,000 evangelical pastors, urging them to call undecided House members to vote for Clinton’s impeachment. The Christian Coalition collected more than 250,000 signatures on petitions calling for the same. Dobson’s Family Research Council ran television ads calling for Clinton’s resignation due to his “virtue deficit.” Evangelical theologian Wayne Grudem signed a public letter criticizing Clinton for his “ill use of women” and his “manipulation of truth,” and SBC leaders Paige Patterson, Al Mohler, and Richard Land signed a letter taking Clinton to task. — Kristin Kobes Du Mez, Jesus and John Wayne, 333