Arlington Group
Formation | 2002 |
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Purpose | civil policy advocacy |
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Chairman | James Dobson |
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The Arlington Group was a coalition uniting the leaders of prominent Christian conservative organizations in the United States.[1] Founded in 2002 principally through the efforts of American Family Association President Donald Wildmon and Free Congress Foundation Chairman Paul Weyrich, the group sought to establish consensus goals and strategy among its members and translate its combined constituency into an overwhelming force within the Republican Party, particularly at its highest levels. Its membership and purpose overlapped to a high degree with the Council for National Policy; but the group is much more narrowly focused, choosing to emphasize such issues as same-sex marriage, abortion, and confirmation of like-minded federal judges.
The group had mixed success. While widely acknowledged to have the ear of
Membership
The organization's deliberations were strictly off-the-record, and membership was previously held confidential, but the group launched a website in July 2006 which listed its member organizations.[2] In March 2007, the home page was taken down; according to an article in The Boston Globe, it was "abruptly disabled earlier this month after the Globe began making inquiries".[3]
Since each group's principal served as its Arlington Group "member", but some of the groups were headed by a single principal (e.g., Focus on the Family and Focus on the Family Action are both headed by James Dobson), the site's list was somewhat confusing; and members were not required to disclose their participation. However, the following organizations and individuals were identified as members as of 2006:[2]
- Alliance Defense Fund - Alan Sears
- American Family Association - Donald Wildmon
- American Values - Gary Bauer
- Bott Radio Network - Richard Bott
- Center for Moral Clarity - Rod Parsley
- Citizens for Community Values - Phil Burress
- Coalition of African American Pastors - William Owens, Sr.
- ConservativeHQ.com - Richard Viguerie
- Center for Reclaiming America - D. James Kennedy
- Covenant Marriage Movement - Phil Waugh
- Alan Chambers
- Tony Perkins
- Florida Family Policy Council - John Stemberger
- Howard Ahmanson, Jr.
- Focus on the Family Action - James Dobson
- Free Congress Foundation - Paul Weyrich
- Harry Jackson
- Inspiration Television Network
- Judeo-Christian Council for Constitutional Restoration and Vision America - Rick Scarborough
- Liberty Counsel - Mathew Staver
- Liberty University - Jerry Falwell
- National Association of Evangelicals - Leith Anderson
- Ohio Restoration Project - Russell Johnson
- Salem Communications - Stuart Epperson
- Southern Baptist Convention - Richard Land
- Susan B. Anthony List - Marjorie Dannenfelser
- Teen Mania Ministries - Ron Luce
- TeenPact - Tim Echols
- TheVanguard.org - Rod D. Martin
- Tradition, Family, Property
- Lou Sheldon
- Your Catholic Voice - Raymond Flynn
See also
- Christian fundamentalism
- Christian right
- Far-right politics
- Radical right (United States)
- Council for National Policy, a related group
References
External links
- Arlington Group website
- "The Arlington Group", Paul Weyrich
- "The Money Behind the 2004 Marriage Amendments" Archived 2014-05-22 at the Wayback Machine, Institute on Money in State Politics
- Backers of Gay Marriage Ban Use Social Security as Cudgel, The New York Times
- Religious Leaders Threaten Bush, The Washington Blade
- Did Christian conservatives receive assurances that Miers would oppose Roe v. Wade?, The Wall Street Journal
- ADL Urges Joint Effort Against Right