GOP Presidential candidate Fred Thompson has gained the endorsement of former Texas Court of Appeals Judge Paul Pressler, an architect of the conservative resurgence in the Southern Baptist Convention. Pressler said: “Fred is the consistent conservative in the presidential race and is the most electable.”
Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee has picked up the support of Tim LaHaye, co-author of the “Left Behind” apocalyptic series, and his wife, Beverly LaHaye, founder of Concerned Women for America. Tim LaHaye said Huckabee “stands without apology for the pro-life, pro-marriage platform.” Beverly LaHaye added that Huckabee is “a man of absolute faith in God and courageous enough to try to do something to bring America back to its foundation.”
Here are some other recent decisions:
For former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani
-Religious broadcaster Pat Robertson
-Former Wisconsin Governor Tommy Thompson
For former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney:
-Conservative leader Paul Weyrich
-Bob Jones III, chancellor of Bob Jones University
For Sen. John McCain:
-Sen. Sam Brownback, R-Kansas
For former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee:
-American Family Association Founder Donald Wildmon
-Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary President Daniel Akin
-Former Southern Baptist Presidents Jimmy Draper, Jack Graham and Jerry Vines
-Charisma magazine founder Stephen Strang
-Vision America president Rick Scarborough
-Liberty Counsel founder Mathew Staver
-“Left Behind” series co-author Jerry Jenkins
-Liberty University President Jerry Falwell Jr.
For former Sen. Fred Thompson
-National Right to Life Committee