Pastor-mobilization meetings are timed and placed to swing contested elections.

Evidence

In 2010, he coordinated pastor gatherings in politically contested states, including New Hampshire, Ohio, and Iowa. 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.” — Katherine Stewart, The Power Worshippers, 358

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Free travel and fellowship lure pastors into organized political lobbying. — Katherine Stewart, The Power Worshippers: Inside the…, 406; Evangelical pastor-mobilization organizers openly admit their meetings are political. — Katherine Stewart, The Power Worshippers: Inside the…, 358; Feigned persecution, not actual threat, drives religious voter turnout (+3 more)

Broader Connections

• Evangelical pastor-mobilization organizers openly admit their meetings are political. #corroborates (0.85) — Katherine Stewart, The Power Worshippers, 358
• Feigned persecution, not actual threat, drives religious voter turnout #complicates (0.75)