Who would you like to see take the lead?
"Although Falwell''s personal influence had been waning for years, his death at age 73 last week threw into stark relief the current headless state of the political movement he founded with the establishment of the Moral Majority in 1978.
"Headless does not mean weak. In the view of many social conservatives, their organizational structures -- from megachurches to Christian colleges, broadcasting networks and public interest law firms -- have never been stronger.
"It would be a mistake to draw the conclusion that because there is not one obvious or a few obvious leaders of this movement, that the movement is waning," said Mark DeMoss, president of an Atlanta-based public relations firm that works primarily for evangelical organizations."
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Seems to me that any organized effort that has no recognizable or agreed upon leader runs the risk of fracturing into many subgroups (sects) that will end up squabbling over minor points of doctrine. The effectiveness on the overall political process will wane after a few years of differentiation. And that will be a good thing indeed.
Posted on May 22, 2007 3:47 PM
Falwell's movement was a phonomenon ordained by God for a certain time, but now must move on to higher forms of development. The Moral Majority was not and is not the Church. It was/is a parachurch organization that accomplished some of the goals of the evangelical Church; but the time has come for real church growth and influence, not dependent on a highly visible human leader; but on the Lord of lords.
Posted on May 22, 2007 8:21 PM