Beverly LaHaye

Beverly LaHaye (born April 30, 1929) is a conservative activist and author.

Beverly LaHaye is best known for "The Act of Marriage", a Christian sex self-help bestseller she co-authored with her husband, Tim, when she founded Concerned Women for America in 1979. In 2001, LaHaye hired Robert H. Knight and Peter LaBarbera, to launch CWA’s Culture & Family Institute.

She is married to Tim LaHaye and they have four children and nine grandchildren and live in the Los Angeles area. One of their sons, Lee LaHaye, is the chief financial officer of Concerned Women for America and is alleged to be openly gay. [Rogers, Michael (August 17, 2004), [http://www.blogactive.com/2004/08/action-they-must-be-kidding-at.html ACTION: They MUST be kidding at Concerned Women for America! Write or Call Lee LaHaye today!] , Blogactive.com. Retrieved August 14, 2007.] [David, Jim (August 12, 2007), [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jim-david/the-gay-squirm-factor_b_60075.html The Gay Squirm Factor] , "The Huffington Post". Retrieved August 14, 2007.] The CWA have never rebutted the charge. [Raw Story (May 16, 2006), [http://www.rawstory.com/news/2006/Conservative_womens_group_launches_grassroots_effort_0516.html Conservative women's group launches grassroots effort targeting schools that accept homosexuality] . Retrieved August 14, 2007.]

In 1992, Jerry Falwell's Liberty University gave Beverly LaHaye, Tim's wife, an honorary Doctorate of Humanities.

She is an intelligent design supporter and promoted the Wedge strategy through her magazine. [Barbara Forrest and Paul R. Gross. '. 2004, page 272] Barbara Forrest and Paul R. Gross criticized LaHaye for being part of a extreme fringe barnch to insert Christian religion into science class rooms. [Barbara Forrest and Paul R. Gross. '. 2004, page 273]

Controversy

LaHaye was quoted in a 2004 speech at the CWA conference as saying, "Yes, religion and politics do mix. America is a nation based on biblical principles. Christian values dominate our government. The test of those values is the Bible. Politicians who do not use the Bible to guide their public and private lives do not belong in office."Fact|date=June 2008

Bibliography

*"How to Develop Your Child's Temperament"
*"I Am a Woman by God's Design"
*"The Act of Marriage"
*"The Restless Woman"

References

External links

* [http://www.beverlylahayeinstitute.org/bli/ The Beverly LaHaye Institute]
* [http://gideon.cwfa.org/articledisplay.asp?id=2114&department=CWA&categoryid= About Beverly LaHaye]
* [http://www.newsmeat.com/celebrity_political_donations/Beverly_LaHaye.php Beverly LaHaye's political donations]