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Christian Voice (United States)

American political advocacy group

Summary

American political advocacy group

Field	Value
name	Christian Voice
formation
founded	1978
founder	Rev. Dr. Robert Grant
dissolved	2012
type	501(4)
professional_title
headquarters	Washington, D.C., U.S.
coords
key_people	Rev. Dr. Robert Grant
parent_organization
website	Internet Archives

Christian Voice was an American conservative political advocacy group, known as part of the Christian right within U.S. politics. In 1980, Christian Voice claimed 107,000 members including 37,000 pastors from 45 denominations. Christian Voice was headquartered at The Heritage Foundation in the 1970s and 1980s and was located in Alexandria, Virginia.

Christian Voice was best known as the originator and developer of the Moral Report Cards It helped organize grassroots action through use of its "Church Networking Guide".

History

Christian Voice was founded by Robert Grant and Richard Zone in 1978. met with Grant in 1976 and agreed to let Grant set up headquarters for his future organization at the headquarters of The Heritage Foundation.

Weyrich, Viguerie and Phillips also abandoned the group in 1978 after Grant announced that the Christian Voice was "a sham" that was "controlled by three Catholics and a Jew;" they then decided to align with Jerry Falwell and form the Moral Majority.

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The organization's board of directors included US Senators Orrin Hatch, Roger Jepsen and James A. McClure.

Decline

As of 2012, the Christian Voice was still maintained by the American Service Council as a vehicle for direct mail campaigns both the targeting of voters and contributors and the delivery of petitions to the U.S. federal government. The American Service Council did not maintain a separate Christian Voice web site and stopped listing the Christian Voice on its own web site by 2014. The American Service Council dissolved in 2024.

Principals

Terry Dolan
Colonel V. Doner, Chief Strategist (1978–1986)
Robert Grant, Founder, Chairman and CEO (1978–1998; 2003–2008)
Richard Viguerie

References

"Exposing The Christian Right Wing". Newsmakingnews.com.
"Christian Jihad: Colonel V Doner".
Rossi, Melissa. (29 May 2007). "What Every American Should Know About Who's Really Running America". Penguin.
(May 1, 2003). "Encyclopedia of American Religion and Politics". Facts on File, Inc..
http://www2.guidestar.org/FinDocuments/2012/953/082/2012-953082807-08edb911-9O.pdf 2011 IRS Form 990 - American Service Council.
"American Service Council".
(9 May 2013). "American Service Council Inc". [[Pro Publica]].
"Christianvoiceonline.com". Christianvoiceonline.com.

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