Rick Scarborough

Rick Scarborough is a former Southern Baptist pastor from Pearland, Texas, who heads Vision America, Vision America Action and the Judeo-Christian Council for Constitutional Restoration.

Scarborough has been interviewed and has appeared in the media on several occasions, including Larry King Live. [http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0605/18/lkl.01.html "Larry King Live transcript"] Transcript of Larry King Live, May 18, 2006] He has worked extensively with pastors in Missouri and South Dakota, participating in the promotion of ballot initiatives addressing the issues of human cloning and abortion.Fact|date=October 2007 He has traveled extensively and is viewed by some conservative leaders as the values voter leader in 2006 and in 2008 [http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-churchvote1oct01,0,7179475.story?coll=la-home-headlines "Pastors Guiding Voters to GOP"] Stephanie Simon "The LA Times" from the October 2, 2006 print edition. URL accessed 10/16/2006] [http://www.kentucky.com/mld/kentucky/news/nation/15585287.htm "Christian conservatives mobilize to rev up values voters"] Matt Stearns "Lexington Herald-Leader" from the September 25, 2006 print edition. URL accessed 10/16/06] .

Views

Scarborough believes that the tenets of fundamentalist Christian morality apply to civic affairs. [http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1030543 "Religion and Politics in America"] Morning Edition, "NPR" October 22, 1996 John Burnett URL accessed 05/09/2006] He was quoted on Christiane Amanpour's documentary series "God's Christian Warriors" on CNN as saying, "I'm not a Democrat, I'm not a Republican. I'm a Christocrat."cite news | title = [1] | url =http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0708/23/sitroom.02.html

Tom DeLay former House Majority Leader, and a prominent member of the Republican Party calls Scarborough "one of my closest friends." [http://www.theocracywatch.org/filibuster_scarborough_post_may8_05.htm "Filibuster Fray Lifts Profile of Minister"] By Shailagh Murray "Washington Post" print edition Sunday, May 8, 2005; A01. accessed URL 05/09/2006]

He has also recently endorsed Mike Huckabee for president. [ [http://worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=58437 WorldNetDaily] : Why I'm supporting Mike Huckabee for president, by Rick Scarborough]

In an article from PR Newswire concerning the decision of Texas Governor Rick Perry to vacinate all 6th grade women against those HPV strains that are most likely to produce cancer after infection, Scarborough said, "Nor we can not [sic] overlook the moral dimension. The governor's action seems to signify that God's moral law regarding sex outside of marriage can be transgressed without consequence." [http://www.economist.com/world/na/displaystory.cfm?story_id=8677214 "God, sex, drugs, and politics"] The Economist] [ [http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/02-06-2007/0004521595&EDATE= PRNewsWire] ]

Books

*"Enough is Enough" (1996) ISBN 0-88368-465-9
*"It All Depends on What "Is" Is" (1998)
*"Mixing Church and State" (1999)
*"Judicial Tyranny" (contributing author) (2005) ISBN 0-9753455-6-7
*"Liberalism Kills Kids" (2006)

Education

*B.A., Houston Baptist University [http://www.visionamerica.us/site/PageServer?pagename=SpeakersLanding Rick Scarborough] Vision America]
*M.Div., Southwestern Baptist Theological SeminaryMurray, Shailagh. [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/05/07/AR2005050701266_pf.html "Filibuster Fray Lifts Profile of Minister: Scarborough Has Network and Allies"] , "The Washington Post", May 8, 2005. Accessed December 19, 2007. "After receiving a master's of divinity from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary in Fort Worth and a doctorate in ministry from Louisiana Baptist Theological Seminary, Scarborough hit the national revival and crusade circuit for 14 years."]
*D.Min., Louisiana Baptist Theological Seminary (an unaccredited institution)

References

External links

* [http://www.visionamerica.us Vision America]
* [http://www.visionamerica.us/site/PageServer?pagename=SpeakersLanding Extended bio]