One of the most moral and affluent times in America was during the time of Ronald Reagan.   It was also the time that the Christian Right enjoyed it’s greatest power and influence.   There was a kind of resurrgence with George W. Bush, but not as strong.  But now with Rick Perry, who is openingly and unapologetically Christian, the Christian Right may have just found it’s new leader.

“HOUSTON—Rick Perry is nearly certain to declare he’s running for president, likely before the end of the month. But on Saturday, Perry sounded more like a reverend than a candidate—raising questions of what kind of campaign he will run.


Perry played pastor to an estimated crowd of more than 30,000 people at what was billed as an “apolitical Christian prayer meeting” that he helped convene here. The event, dubbed “The Response,” was billed as an appeal for divine invervention to help the nation address a host of problems.

The Response underscored Perry’s appeal to religious conservatives, who remain an important voting bloc within the GOP, and he is far from the first presidential hopeful to aggressively court their vote. But if Saturday’s event showcased the governor’s appeal to that voting base, it also highlighted the possibility that it could jeopardize his support among moderates, even those in the GOP.

Set against a backdrop of three big-screen TVs carrying his voice through the cavernous NFL stadium holding the event, Perry’s performance recalled the sweeping sermons that preachers deliver at mega-churches. It came on a day that his potential GOP presidential rivals were pouncing on news of the nation’s credit-rating downgrade to rip President Obama on economic policy.”Father, our heart breaks for America,” he said, leading the crowd in a prayer. “We see discord at home, we see fear in the marketplace, we see anger in the halls of government. As a nation, we have forgotten who made us, who protects us, who blesses us, and for that we cry out for your forgiveness. We pray for our nation’s leaders, for parents, for pastors, for generals, for governors, that you would inspire them.”Although the event featured a litany of speakers, there was one clear message: America has strayed from its Christian past, and needs to return to its faith in Jesus to successfully overcome its challenges. Delivering that message were two controversial social conservatives, former Focus on the Family head James Dobson and the Rev. John Hagee.Dobson, who delivered the event’s opening prayer with his wife, said the peril the United States faces is the same that French and British soldiers faced when surrounded by Germany’s armies during World War II. Dobson said those troops were saved because the people of Britain prayed to God for help. He urged the Houston audience to do the same.

“Ladies and gentleman, we desperately need our own miracle of Dunkirk today,” he said. “Our nation is surrounded by forces that we don’t control, and we have problems that none of our leaders can solve. We’ve come to end of our rope, and we’ve come here today to call on our Lord for a miracle, a miracle of Dunkirk to occur in this great nation.”And I believe God is going to hear our prayers today,” he said.”

Now the left is coming out in droves to push back.  Some of the most vile and insideious lies are being spread about Rick Perry, but after this last weekend it may be too late, the candle is lit.

America has seen what godless liberalism has done, turning America into the off ramp between Sodom and Gommorah, all while Christians – true bible believing Chrsitians have been told to shove their faith and demands for moral purity into their napsacks.   But America is truly hungry for a revival, not just the religious kind.   In spite of the left’s propaganda telling people that America wasn’t founded as a Christian nation, Americans know that not to be so.  In fact recent surveys show the majority of Americans still believe America to be a Christian nation and consider themselves to be devout Christians.

Perhaps this has been all part of God’s plan after all.   I know that in my life when God wants me closer he sends winds of change to blow me back into his arms, perhaps that’s what Rick Perry is hearing from God and what God is saying to all those atuned to his voice.

UPDATE:  The expected backlash and fear  and weirdness coming from the left.