Pastor urges return to biblical values
- Tonia Moxley - The Roanoke Times
- Jun 26, 2009
The war for the soul and the government of America needs more Christian soldiers.
That was the message delivered Thursday night to about 100 attendees of the "Hope for America Rally" at Penn Forest Worship Center in Southwest Roanoke County.
"America is on the verge of destruction," the Rev. Rick Scarborough told the crowd in a booming Baptist sermon.
"You, beloved, are the hope," he said.
Scarborough is a well-known Texas minister and conservative political activist with ties to the late Rev. Jerry Falwell and several key Republican lawmakers.
In 1992, the firebrand evangelist waged a high-profile battle over sex education in Texas schools and has written several books arguing against the separation of church and state.
Mathew Staver, dean of the Liberty University School of Law, also spoke.
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