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Religious Right Groups Hosting Prayer Rally to kick off Republican National Convention

Congresswoman Michele Bachmann(link is external), disgraced pseudo-historian David Barton(link is external) and anti-feminist activist Phyllis Schlafly(link is external) are participating in a prayer rally hosted by Focus on the Family’s CitizenLink and the Florida Family Policy Council in Tampa right before the opening of the Republican National Convention. CitizenLink head Tom Minnery(link is external), FFPC’s John Stemberger(link is external), former congressman J.C. Watts(link is external), Proposition 8 leader Jim Garlow(link is external), Vision America’s Rick Scarborough(link is external), Liberty Counsel’s Mat Staver(link is external) are also among the speakers at the Prayer Rally for America’s Future(link is external) at the River Church. The rally will touch on the familiar themes of opposing abortion rights and gay rights…and also to pray for revival in “male leadership(link is external).”

Later that day, the River Church is hosting a Tea Party Nation rally(link is external) with Bachmann, Herman Cain, Neal Boortz, Judson Phillips, Pam Bondi, Niger Innis and Rebecca Kleefisch.

The River Church is pastored by Rodney Howard-Browne, the Word-Faith preacher known for performing faith healings(link is external):

And unleashing "Holy Laughter"(link is external):