I was dismayed by your editorial this morning in the Washington Times. I addressed it, respectfully, this morning on radio. I was especially offended by your reference to the gathering in Alabama as “street theater.” I assure you that it was not. It was a real outpouring of God’s spirit.

I had the privilege of going to Montgomery this past weekend. People were huddled everywhere, praying and singing. Some had come day after day, volunteering their time to set up food tents and feed everyone...many donated food..restaurants like Outback, Ruby Tuesday’s and local establishments brought food and water hour after hour. There are always strange people who show up at such events, but there were very few of those.. mostly families who had driven from all over the country. At least 60% of the crowd of about 1200 I spoke to on Saturday, were from all over the country...Seattle, New England, Indiana, Illinois, Kansas, Florida, Georgia, etc.

If you have ever been in a place where God’s spirit was present and you didn’t want to leave, this was it. I experienced some of that as a teenager in my church...an outpouring of the Holy Spirit..a supernatural presence, magnetic, powerful.

A young attorney who had been a staffer for Justice Moore gave his testimony. He resigned his position with the court to join the defense team. He told us that the lead attorney for the Southern Poverty Law Center, a young woman, had attended the rally a few nights before. He said that he saw her in the crowd and approached her. She had none of the hardness she had displayed in their courtroom battles, but instead was quiet. Her mother had died just a short time before and she had come to listen. He shared Christ with her to some degree and asked us to pray for her.

You accused those of us who went, of using this as a fundraising tool. Cal, have you been here [in Washington] so long that you cannot believe that some of us actually believe in what we are doing? There is nothing phony about this movement. It transcends any man’s actions, but was brought about by Justice Moore, who is a man of God. If you spoke with him, you would be struck by both his humility and his strength. He and we may not be doing things the way you think they should be done, but surely you don’t believe that all of us should just sit back and watch as humanism and secularism sweeps over the nation. Easy to pen words and stay above the fray. I prefer, whatever the cost, the fray. I won’t tackle the issue here that I already know separates us, that of the Christian’s role in the public arena. Instead, I am attaching my speech from Saturday night. I don’t claim to be eloquent, Cal, just deeply committed. I believe God has called me here and for this time. I hope you have a moment to listen.