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Alabama can do better by modernizing tax code. more
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Is America’s culture war becoming America’s “Cold War”? more
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Alabama can do better by modernizing tax code. more
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Florida political candidates take note of growing, tech-savvy youth vote. more
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June 4. Montgomery Advertiser, Montgomery, Al. Wisdom, not partisanship, needed in state's judges. more
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RTV in Blogs:
Wing and a prayer. more
'Is God really going to let the Earth burn up?' more
Democrats Wooing Evangelical Christians. more
Bible Brawl: Group Disses a Stellar Textbook as Georgia Adopts High School Classes on the Bible. more
Peter Levine: Strategic vs. principled politics (on Randy Brinson) more
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Washington Monthly. Amy Sullivan When Would Jesus Bolt? Meet Randy Brinson, the advance guard of evangelicals leaving the GOP. more
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April 28, 2006 CitizenUSA ccn-usa.net MercyMe: Platinum Selling Band Raises A Major Voice In Support Of Redeem The Vote. more
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Sunday,April 23, 2006. The Register, Mobile, Al. By Randy Brinson. Christian Coalition's focus on trial lawyers is misplaced. more
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April, 2006. Mobile, AL. On the Other Side of the Courtroom. more
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March 23, 2006. The Plainsman.com, Auburn, Al. Bible bill in question. more
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GW’s Young Voter Strategies Announces Winners of Multi Million Dollar Voter
Registration Competition. more
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Dr Randy Brinson, (seated right), the chairman of Redeem the vote, with Dr Chuck and Jenni Borsellina, the hosts of At Home Live with Chuck and Jenni on their production set. Dr Brinson traveled to Fort Worth to appear Monday morning to discuss Redeem the vote and their efforts to promote bible literacy in schools and their education initiatives. At Home Live is a production of FamilyNet. Based in Ft Worth, Texas, FamilyNet is a 24 hour television network aiming values based programs that provide a reliable, safe viewing destination for todays families. FamilyNet can be seen in over 30 million households nationwide.
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“The Bible and Its Influence” in the News> more
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Some Questions and Answers for Alabama Republicans About Bible Literacy. more
By Dr. Randy Brinson
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Democrats in 2 Southern States Push Bills on Bible Study. more
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January 19, 2006, The Auburn Statesman, Auburn, GA. Political leader appears on Plains. more
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January 19, 2006. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Bible Class In Public Schools? more
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Bible studies class pushed for schools Democrats' bill fuels grumbling by GOP. more
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The Associated Press - ATLANTA. Senate Democrats propose Bible class for public schools. more
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January 18, 2006. Atlanta, GA. Approved by Georgia education and religious leaders Senate Democrats propose academic study of the Bible in Georgia public schools. more
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December 29. Bible Guide For Public Schools Gets Jewish Okay. more
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December 29. Pacific Justice. 2005 Hall of Shame. more
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Bible Literacy Project endorsed by Vonette Bright.
As a former secondary school teacher in the Los Angeles City schools, I am concerned about the loss of Bible literacy in this generation and know that it can handicap a student’s understanding of literature, art, music, history and culture. I am greatly heartened by this remarkable new student textbook for public high schools, The Bible and Its Influence, which was created as a legal means to fill a major void in public education-academic study of the world’s most important written document." Vonette Bright, Co-founder of Campus Crusade for Christ International
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Dec 15, 2005. A Special Message from Dr. Randy Brinson, Founder of Redeem the Vote.
What an exciting year it has been for Redeem the Vote. After a tremendously successful voter registration and mobilization campaign during the 2004 presidential election, we focused on issues important to young people of faith, one of which is promoting education. more
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Dec 15, 2005. Nashville TN. The Von Agency have agreed to artist representation for hit producer Todd Collins. more
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John and Julie Sayre: Redeem the Vote Missionaries to Ireland. more
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Bamagop.org, Auburn, Al. December 9, 2005. THE ATTACK ON CHRISTMAS AROUND THE COUNTRY. AUBURN STUDENTS WIN "CHRISTMAS TREE" BATTLE. more
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December 8, By David Limbaugh. The Alito memos. more
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December 7. Christianity Today. The Beginning of Education. The new Bible Literacy Project curriculum is impressive—as far as it is able to go. more
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December 7. Harvey H. Jackson: Literacy or lunacy? more
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December 7, About.com. Alabama Democrats Introduce Bible Literacy Legislation. more
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December 6, Montgomery, Al. Response over concern of HB 58. more
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 December 8, 2005. Auburn, Al. Auburn University Students To Stage Official ‘Christmas Tree’ Lighting on December 8th, at 7:00pm. more
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December 8, Fox 54, WXTX, East Alabama. Auburn University Holiday Tree Has Christmas Neighbor. more
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December 7, 2005. ALABAMA HOUSE DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS LAWMAKERS WEIGH IN ON CHRISTMAS TREE CONTROVERY AT AUBURN. more
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December 5, Montgomery, AL. Alabama proposed legislation to adopt The Bible and Its Influence as statewide approved elective. more
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December 3, 2005.WorldNetDaily.com. Democrats propose Bible course for public schools. Legislation offers 1st-ever state curriculum for study of Scriptures. more
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December 01, 2005. Montgomery, Al. Times Montgomery Bureau. Democrats want literacy class on Bible Virginia group's book touted as new elective's basis. more
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November 30, 2005. Sacramento, CA. US Supreme Court to Decide Parental Notification Law. more
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Focus on the Family: The Pastor's Briefing, Volume 13, Number 35 September 2, 2005
Public Schools and Prayer
Two booklets about handling religion in public schools are being distributed to some 50,000 teachers by the Alabama Education Association to dispel the notion that the Bible and prayer are not allowed in public schools.
"The Bible and Public Schools" and "A Teacher's Guide to Religion in Public Schools" — produced by the First Amendment Center — advise an academic rather than a devotional approach to religion.
The center says the booklets are based on 1999 federal guidelines that were endorsed by civil liberties and educational organizations and were sent by President Clinton to every U.S. public school district.
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November 26, 2005, The Birmingham News. Pondering conservative movement's future. more
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Nov 23, 2005, WAFF News. Bible curriculum in public schools. more
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Bible Literacy Project's teacher edition. more
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November 9, Montgomery, Al. A TALE OF TWO ERAS: ROSA PARKS, HARRIETT MIERS, AND THE FUTURE OF THE CONSERVATIVE EVANGELICAL MOVEMENT. more
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November 9, Sacramento, CA. Pacific Justice Institute
Pastors Expected to Urge Support for Proposition 73. more
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November 3, 2005. Pacific Justice Institute. Ninth Circuit Deals Blow to Parental Rights. more
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 November 3, 2005. MOBILE, Alabama. The Crabb Family and Redeem The Vote Committed to Help Alabama Schools. more
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November 1, Montgomery, Al. PRIVATE DALLIANCE AND PUBLIC DEBAUCHERY. more
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October 27, 2005. The Alabama Baptist. Booklets give Alabama teachers guidance on religion in schools. more
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With New Tools, Record Number of Young Voters Choose (and Lose). more
Personal Democracy Forum
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September 30, 2005. Tuscaloosa, AL- Christopher Brinson, director of collegiate outreach for Redeem the Vote, a national 501c3 voter registration and education organization, has been named a Dean’s Scholar at the University of Alabama School of Law, in Tuscaloosa, AL. Brinson, a first year law student, received a full scholarship for his entire law education. more
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Sept 25, 2005. Mobile Register. The 'faith community' response. more
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thegospelzone.com. September 26, 2005 Redeem The Vote Alabama Partners With Christian Music Industry For New Promotions. more
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September 21, 2005 NASHVILLE, TENN. REDEEM THE VOTE ALABAMA PARTNERS WITH CHRISTIAN MUSIC INDUSTRY FOR NEW PROMOTIONs. more and more
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September, Montgomery, Al. Christians, Politics and the “Cinderella Man”. more
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September 20, Aladems.org Alabama Democratic Chairman Turnham Denounces Pledge Ruling. more
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September 20, Montgomery, Al. THE PROPER ROLE FOR RELIGIOUS EXPRESSION IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS. more
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Democrats follow GOP in using faith to attract young voters. Effort encourages college students to tie religious and liberal values together. more
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“Parting the Water” relief effort by Redeem the Vote. more
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“Faith of Alabama Teachers” by Redeem the Vote in the news. more
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August 20th, AJC. Atlanta. Bringing in the political sheaves. Democrats copy GOP strategy in developing programs to attract college-age religious voters. More
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August, Montgomery, Al. Can Democrats Communicate with the Evangelical World? By Dr Randy Brinson. more
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August, Christianity Today. What Is Justice? Neither liberals nor conservatives have it quite right. By Chuck Colson more
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August 8, Montgomery, Al. Conservative group, teachers union launch faith-in-school effort. more
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August 5. Montgomery, Al. Event fosters Christianity in public schools. more
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On August 9th, Casting Crowns and Charity Von Performs. more
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August 3, 2005. Colorado Springs, CO. Seedling & Sprout Books Grow Children’s Faith. Award-Winning Graphic Designer Combines Colorful Characters & Bible. more
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The Johnson Foundation joins with The Pew Charitable Trusts Youth Initiative in convening the Wingspread conference “Youth Voter Strategies” What’s Next?” to be held on July 26 and 27. more
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Casting Crowns and Charity Von coming to Montgomery, Alabama on August 9th to honor the “Faith of Alabama Teachers”. Redeem the Vote - Casting Crowns Concert. more
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July 11, 2005, Montgomery, Al. WHAT DOES “DATE RAPE GONE BAD” MEAN ? more
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June 30th, 2005. Rachel’s Challenge short film wins Amazon/Tribeca competition. more
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Christopher Brinson of Redeem the Vote will be speaking on the evangelical youth vote and the impact on future eletions with Dr. Randy Brinson at the Wingspread Conference with Young Voter Strategies on Tuesday July 26th, at 3pm, and the 27th http://www.johnsonfdn.org
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BRENTWOOD, Tenn., --June 27, 2005. Charity Von Offers Music to Raise Money for Ronald McDonald House Charities. more
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June 27, Washington, DC. Supreme Court Announces Split Decisions in Landmark Ten Commandments Cases. more
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June 21, Montgomery, Al. PARTISAN POLITICS ERODES EVANGELICAL AGENDA. more
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June 19, 2005, Mobile, Al. Redeem the Vote hears from the faithful... more
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June 16, 2005 Fairhope, Al.— Charity Von Busy in Alabama. Charity Von Makes Appearance at For the Love of God and Country Rally; Visits Various Media Outlets. more
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Sunday, June 19, 2005. Montgomery, Al. Faith community should stay out of partisan political fights. more
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June 12, 2005. Montgomery, Al. God’s will doesn’t just mean educating voters about ballot measures, it also includes preaching the importance of a general education, says Randy Brinson. more
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May 25, 2005, Montgomery, Al. The Reasonable Right, by Randy Brinson. more
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“Parents’ Right to Know and Child Protection” Initiative Gathers Enough Signatures. more
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May 17, 2005. Sacramento, CA. AN OPEN LETTER TO THE UNITED STATES SENATE AND TO
THE AMERICAN PEOPLE. more
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Guitarist Brian "Head" Welch was baptized in the Jordan river
after quitting his band and drugs.
March 6, KIBBUTZ KINNERET, Israel. Former Korn Guitarist Baptized in the Jordan River
Ex-metal guitarist Brian "Head" Welch was baptized Saturday in the Jordan river, just weeks after quitting his band, drug habits and rock-and-roll lifestyle for religion. Welch, a founding member of the multi-platinum metal band Korn, joined some 20 other white-robed Christian pilgrims from a Bakersfield, California, church who were immersed by their pastor, Ron Vietti, in the cool, gray waters near the shore.
Despite saying he was there to be "dunked in the water," Welch said the ritual baptism had washed away his anger. "You know when you get angry and it builds up? I felt like hurting someone before, now I feel like hugging people," he said.
Wearing a silver cross necklace and earring, Welch, with "Matthew 11:28," tattooed prominently across his neck in reference to a Bible verse stood out from his fellow pilgrims.
Pastor Vietti said Welch, who also has "Jesus" tattooed across his knuckles, is already attracting a new group of young people to the message of Christianity.
"Because music is such a big thing in the world, Brian has natural avenue for sending a message. In recent weeks people have committed their lives to God because they're so inspired by his story... They think there's fire in him," Vietti said.
Welch is one of thousands of pilgrims baptized annually in the revered river. According to Biblical tradition, John the Baptist baptized Jesus in the Jordan River. Baptism is a Christian sacrament marked by ritual use of water to admit and purify a new or rededicated Christian.
After 13 years with the band - and the rock-and-roll lifestyle - Welch said he has become increasingly depressed and drug-addicted in recent years. The band announced his resignation Feb. 22.
"Everything that people think a rock band sees and goes through, multiply that by 10," Welch said. "The drugs and everything you can imagine, I've got to get rid of it, man. It wasn't me."
Welch said he has finally ended a dependency on methamphetamines and other drugs. He said he had been ready to give up on life after several addiction treatment programs did not help him, until turning his life to God allowed him to quit.
Welch said he has been angry for more than two years and that it has negatively affected everyone close to him. "My managers at Korn, I've been tormenting them for the last couple of months," he explained. "They thought I was mad at them but I'm not. It's something inside me spiritually that needs to be fixed."Welch said he plans to release music and help kids. "My songs are God saying things to me, him talking to people. He's going to use me to heal people and people are going to be drawn to it, just watch, they will be."
Korn's self-titled 1994 debut was heralded for its haunting, edgy songs. Music critics and fans attributed much of Korn's unique sound to Welch and fellow guitarist James "Munky" Shaffer. During the 1990's, the group climbed to the top ten of almost every alternative/rock station in the U.S. and Europe.
Their sixth and final album with Welch, "Take a Look in the Mirror," was released in 2003.
-- Associated Press writer Kristen Stevens in Jerusalem contributed to this report.
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March 7, 2005, CQ weekly, Page 562. Finding Faith In the Center By John Cochran, CQ Staff
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MARCH 4TH, MONTGOMERY, AL.
REDEEM THE VOTE ALABAMA LAUNCHES EDUCATIONAL CAMPAIGN
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Youth Leader K.P. Westmoreland
February 28th, 2005, Nashville, TN. Nationally known youth leader and evangelist, K.P. Westmoreland, will be the keynote speaker at a luncheon in Montgomery announcing the launch by Redeem The Vote Alabama, a major initiative to encourage Alabama teens to stay in school.
The luncheon will be held at noon at the RSA Plaza Terrace in Montgomery for Christian radio and media as well as the general public to become familiar with the message -- "Education -- It's Not A Choice, It's A Commandment", -- the slogan being adopted to represent the statewide public service campaign.
The initiative was recently announced by Dr. Randy Brinson, founder of Redeem The Vote, the national organization that played a dramatic role in the 2004 mobilization of young people of faith to register to vote in the 2004 Presidential elections. An Alabama native, Dr. Brinson has been a long time advocate of education both statewide and nationally.
He also noted that prayer will be a strong element of the campaign. "We want to commit to pray for and celebrate all our schools and all teachers including public schools, private and parochial and home schoolers. All are a vital part of the fabric of our well being as a nation under God," noted Dr. Brinson.
K.P Westmoreland and his wife, Teri, founded Westmoreland Ministries in 1995 in full time pursuit of their mission of communicating the gospel. He annually travels the world delivering the message of hope and freedom in Jesus Christ to thousands of young people and adults through music festivals, tours, conferences, retreats, youth rallies, church services, school assemblies and radio and television interviews. The author of the book The Quest: Your Role In God's Epic Story, the Oklahoma based evangelist-speaker has been spotlighted by Dr. James Dobson's Focus On The Family ministry--including guesting on their nationally syndicated radio program Life On the Edge Live.
Following his keynote address in Montgomery, K.P.Westmoreland will be in Auburn, Alabama for a Salvation Army youth event being held Friday evening through Sunday morning, March 4th thru 6th, at the Auburn Hotel and Convention Center.
The educational initiative of Redeem The Vote Alabama leans heavily on the importance of biblical mandates and the role of education in the future of America. In research during the 2004 presidential campaign, Redeem The Vote national campaign staff found that high school drop-outs are less likely to register and participate in the political process. Alabama has one of the nation's highest high school drop-out rates. Under the banner"Education--It's Not A Choice, It's A Commandment," Redeem The Vote Alabama will ramp up an aggressive statewide campaign which will include public service announcements and appearances by some of the top Christian music artists and speakers in the nation.
RSA Plaza Terrace, site of Friday's noon luncheon, is located at 770 Washington Avenue in Montgomery. Directions and further information are available by calling: (334) 269-6090.
Redeem The Vote is a non-profit, non-partisan organization committed to increasing voter participation among young voters of faith and providing educational forums on issues pertinent to their lives. Redeem The Vote Alabama is the first of what is expected to be many such initiatives to be undertaken in other states across America.
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Superbowl Party
Christopher Brinson (second top right), collegiate outreach director of Redeem the Vote, enjoys the Super Bowl broadcast with White House and Congressional Interns serving from colleges around the country in Washington, DC.
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The New Civil War
Christians must be driven by the common good, not by any ideology.
By Charles Colson with Anne Morse
Among sophisticates on Manhattan's Upper East Side and in Georgetown salons, President Bush's victory last November brought much wailing, gnashing of teeth, and rending of (fashionable) garments. Disgruntled "blue" voters threatened to move overseas to escape the "jihadists" and "mullahs" now running—and ruining—America. Read the full article
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Monday January 10th, 2005, Montgomery, Al.
NEWS FLASH! Redeem The Vote Founder Dr. Randy Brinson was featured on CBS Evening News with Dan Rather to offer his perspective on the impact on the election of "The Passion" and RTV's e-mail video campaign with Jim Caveizel. Click here to see the video
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November 21, 2004- Montgomery, AL- THE FRAGILE COALITION, a Redeem the Vote Perspective on the election.
Over the last 2 weeks, a number of opinions have been issued by a variety of groups, particularly evangelicals, about their roles in the re-election of George W. Bush and the increase in the majorities in both the House of Representatives and the US Senate. Over the weekend, Senator John Kerry weighed in as well, claiming that Fox News and the conservative talk radio networks had given the President a distinct advantage over him with regard to getting his message out to the voters.
Redeem the Vote, a non-partisan voter registration and mobilization organization recently participated in an election forum with the Pew Research Foundation and other youth-oriented voter registration groups at American University in Washington, DC. The results of exit polling and focus groups indicated a variety of reasons for the voter turnout favoring Republicans other than have been initially suggested in the media. While a number of concerns had a direct impact on voter sentiment, moral concerns ranked highest among all groups polled, including the youth vote, followed by the war in Iraq, terrorism, health care, and education.
The moral concerns, while discussed most prominently among evangelicals, fueled voter turnout among other groups as well, particularly among conservative Jews, Catholics, and women of all faiths. In fact, the greatest increase in percentage vote came from groups not typically aligned with evangelical groups, particularly the Catholic and Hispanic vote.
Ray Flynn, former mayor of Boston and former UN ambassador to the Vatican, states clearly that this coalition of people of faith is an important voting block that cannot be taken for granted by either party. A lifelong Democrat, Flynn states the lack of attention to the Catholic vote on moral issues resulted in an historic shift among Catholics toward the Republican Party. Nationally, 49 % of Catholics voted for President Bush, an increase of 17 % over the election of 2000. In the key state of Ohio, 55 % of Catholics voted for Bush, with those who attended mass weekly voting 65% for President Bush. Also, a majority of women voted for the President in Ohio, with a 5% increase overall compared to the 2000 election.
Dr. Randy Brinson, founder and chairman of Redeem the Vote, states that this “fragile coalition” can be a model for future legislative and policy initiatives if approached properly. “ The election of 2004 represented a ‘perfect storm’, in a political sense. With the outrageous behavior of the Super Bowl, coupled with the homosexual community’s attempt to redefine marriage, sexual exploitation of women, and lack of media standards of decency brought a sense of urgency to find the country’s moral compass.
“At the same time, Mel Gibson’s The Passion awakened many in the country to the role of sacrifice, depicted powerfully in Jesus Christ, and how that sacrifice changed the world forever. This “role” caused many Americans take stock of their lives, look at the moral abyss of the country through the eyes of Christ and decide that they, too, should take a stand on issues important to them, particularly moral ones.
“Our own data confirmed that it was a turning of the country in a new direction, unencumbered by any one particular faith or denomination, but by the need to define our priorities in moral terms, whether it be marriage, family, community, education, standards of decency, or protection of life.
“This fragile coalition must be nurtured and communicated to by members of both parties, Democrats and Republicans, with issues defined beyond typical partisan battles. The end result is that all Americans are celebrated, with the message that each of us have God given talents, gifts and abilities that must be allowed to flourish. Furthermore, all Americans, those of faith and those of no particular faith, must bind together and reconcile to move beyond the divide that is so often exploited.
Note: Dr Randy Brinson and his wife Pam, founded Redeem the Vote in December 2003. During the last 8 months, their organization mobilized thousands of evangelicals, youth, Catholics, and Jewish organizations through the internet, concerts, Christian music festivals, and video emails with Christian artists and Jim Caviezel, star of the Passion of the Christ. It is estimated that over 2.5 million voters were moved to participate in the election through the RTV media and Internet campaign.
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NEWS FLASH!
The month prior to the election, RTV was busy in the key battleground state of Ohio. Many credit this strategic effort as having been crucial to the voter turnout in those counties of Ohio.
- The month before the election, RTV artist spokespersons Building 429 and Mark Schultz performed six concerts in five cities in the state, including Mansfield, Zanesville, Mt Gilead, Dayton (2) and Findlay. At each event, the artists encouraged voter registration and participation.
- 21 radio stations were contacted with RTV information. As a last minute push on Monday, 11/1, Building 429 artist Jason Roy, was interviewed on five Christian radio stations encouraging voter turnout the following day.
- 125 churches in Ohio were e-mailed RTV information encouraging voting registration among their congregations.
- As a result of those contacts, 75 churches requested Redeem The Vote voter registration packets and 9 churches requested the artist video PSA to play in their services.
- 940 names from Ohio were captured on the RTV e-mail list and sent updated News Flashes and the Jim Caveziel e-mail video.
- Along with these 940 names, the Jim Caveziel e-mail video was also sent to 650,000 people in Ohio.
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Young People take on the election
Randy Brinson was on C-SPAN last evening as part of a panel sponsored by American University in Washington, D.C. titled “Young People Take on the Election." They discussed Campaign 2004 and young people’s views of the campaign, the results, voter-registration drives, media coverage and the burning question, did young people turn out to vote.
The panel consisted of:
Randy Brinson, founder and chairman, Redeem the Vote;
Adrienne Maree Brown, author and program director for League of Young Voters;
Scott Keeter, director of survey research, Pew Research Center for the People & the Press;
Ian Rowe, vice president for strategic partnerships and public affairs, MTV’s Choose or Lose.
American University Professor and Fox News contributor, Jane Hall, served as the moderator for the evening. The discussion lasted an hour, including time for questions from the audience. Randy did a great job and fielded more questions from the students than any other panelist. A number of the Washington press was there, as well.
The program was also broadcast live on NPR via their Washington affiliate, WAMU-FM, which co-sponsored the event. It is scheduled to re-air later this week on C-SPAN.
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Wednesday, November 03, 2004, WASHINGTON DC.
Voters Turn Out in Droves — Driven by an intense race for the presidency, a greater percentage of Americans voted Tuesday than at any time in more than three decades. About 120 million people cast ballots, or just under 60 percent of eligible voters — the highest percentage turnout since 1968, said Curtis Gans, director of the nonpartisan Committee for the Study of the American Electorate. He expected more detailed figures later Wednesday.One county clerk in Illinois spoke for poll workers across the country saying 54 percent of eligible voters, or about 105.4 million, voted.President Clinton's 1996 re-election bid drew just 49 percent of eligible voters, about 96.3 million. But his 1992 challenge to the first President Bush brought out 55.2 percent of eligible voters, or about 104.4 million.Officials had eyes on whether Tuesday's turnout would rival the 1960 benchmark, when about two-thirds of eligible voters came out to back either Democrat John Kennedy or Republican Richard Nixon (search).At least six states — Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia — and the District of Columbia set new voter-turnout highs, according to Gans' analysis."On both sides, the presidency of George Bush was a lightning rod," he said. "For those who supported him, they supported him for traditional values, strong leadership, the war on terrorism and some rejection of things that the Democrats advocate," such as abortion rights and gay civil unions."On the other side, it was the war on Iraq, debt, the feeling he hadn't been candid with the American people, too conservative values and division in the country," Gans said.When it comes to voting, the United States still has some distance to go to match the participation of voters in other democracies. But by U.S. standards, Tuesday shaped up as an impressive show.In California, the estimated voter turnout was 12 million, a record for the state."It's a landslide of people coming out, which is nice," voter Theresa Cocco, 45, a business owner, said outside the Surfing Museum in Huntington Beach. "It renews my faith in society."
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Newsflash!
42,000 VOTER REGISTRATIONS DOWNLOADED VIA "REDEEM THE VOTE" SITE
With tomorrow’s Presidential election upon us, REDEEM THE VOTE’s voter registration download count totaled approximately 42,000, making it one of the largest faith-based voter registration efforts in the nation this election year. As a result, Redeem The Vote has garnered much media attention, most recently last week with Christian music artists Point of Grace and Building 429 featured in stories on CNN and “Nightline.”
Over 40 Christian artists and Hollywood actor JIM CAVEZIEL voiced Redeem The Vote PSA's which were aired on hundreds of Christian radio stations nationwide and sent as e-mail videos.
Christian Radio accounted for the bulk of those downloads as hundreds of individual stations and major networks such as K-LOVE, AIR 1, American Family Radio, Christian Hit Radio Satellite Network (WAY-FM), HIS Radio Network, Northwestern Radio Network and others participated in the campaign.
Of those 42,000 downloads, almost one fourth were driven to the Redeem the Vote web site by Christian music networks K-LOVE and AIR 1, both owned and operated by the Educational Media Foundation, Sacramento, CA. Dick Jenkins, President of EMF Broadcasting said “Selecting the man who will lead this nation for the next four years is one of the most important civic acts as citizens that we can perform. I am excited… no ELATED by the number of listeners who have registered to vote as a direct response to registration announcements aired on the K-LOVE and Air 1 Networks.”
With more than an estimated 44 million voters of faith who were counted as silent in the last Presidential election, REDEEM THE VOTE organizers were committed to registering new voters and mobilizing those who needed encouragement to get out to the polls and have their voices heard.
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Voting Rocks! click here
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Friday, October 29, 2004. Washington Post.
Redeem the Vote Spreads The Election-Year Gospel - Click here
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Why your vote is important...click here
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BUILDING 429 TO APPEAR ON ABC’S NIGHTLINE WITH TED KOPPEL & CNN THIS WEEK
New Word group Building 429 will be a part of a faith based political story on ABC's Nightline with Ted Koppel (Tuesday, 10/26 @ 11:30pm), CNN's Inside Politics (Wednesday, 10/27 @ 2pm) and CNN's Paula Zahn Now (Wednesday, 10/27 @ 7pm).
Building 429 is participating in the Redeem The Vote campaign and has been encouraging Christians to vote in the upcoming election on radio, on TV and at concerts over the past few months. Both ABC and CNN came out to one of their shows this weekend and taped them in action performing and giving this pitch from stage. Tune in to check it out.
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NEW! See Redeem the Vote featured in a lengthy video in the Washington Post. Click here!
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Building 429 after interview with Rose Tantraphol and Partick Raycraft for the Hartford Courant.
READ ARTICLE HERENewSEE VIDEO HERE!
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Third Day with Randy Brinson, his son Philip, Erin Cunningham and students at the Montgomery Academy
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For the week of October 18, RTV was featured on
Good Morning America, Fox News, Rush Limbaugh,
Weekly Standard and Washington Times!
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Beautiful, live ultrasound introduction – compare the candidates for President
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And for unborn children everywhere, please share this important message!
To visit National Right to Life’s web site,http://www.nrlc.org/
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http://www.rushlimbaugh.com/home/daily/site_101904/content/rush_is_right.guest.html
http://headlines.agapepress.org/archive/9/242004e.asp
http://www.christianpost.com/dbase/society/1082/section/1.htm
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,3-1312630,00.html
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http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/09/30/campaigning.churches.ap/
http://www.kentucky.com/mld/heraldleader/living/people/9718321.htm
http://www.christiantimes.com/Articles/Articles%20Oct04/Art_Oct04_16.html
Redeem the Vote Session Broadcast Notification!
The World Cafe will be broadcasting the session on November 1st, 2004. You can listen online Monday to Friday at 2pm EST or 1am EST by going to http://www.xpn.org/listen.php
The World Cafe is a public radio program played on over 160 stations (across the US and in Japan + Guam); we have over 475 thousand listeners and are in major US markets like New York (on FUV), Boston, Chicago, and Philadelphia. They produce 10 hours a week of World Cafe programming, and also have a one hour weekly program, Conversations from the World Cafe, that is more talk-oriented. The show centers on interviews with musicians, and sometimes producers, critics, and others who work with music. Past guests have included REM, Patti Smith, The Dixie Chicks, Paul McCartney, and Sting, to name a few.
World Café is doing segments on the impact of musicians + the entertainment industry on the election. Make sure you catch Jason talking about Redeem the Vote.
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October 16, 2004. Timesonline.co.uk
World News. Record turnout on cards as passions rise. more
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News Flash!
"REDEEM THE VOTE" MOBILIZES CELEBRITIES AND SUPPORT
TO 'GET OUT THE VOTE' IN OCTOBER COUNTDOWN.
With less than three weeks remaining until the November 2nd Presidential election, REDEEM THE VOTE is ramping up ambitious campaign to mobilize celebrity support and major national efforts to encourage American's of faith to register and vote.READ MORE!
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October 15, 2004, KENTWOOD, Mich.
In Praise Of Voting
If MTV's Rock the Vote is the secular granddaddy of youth voting campaigns, then Redeem the Vote - which Building 429 and a long list of Christian bands are touring in support of this election season - might be thought of as its churchgoing, evangelical progeny.
Rock 'n' roll has long been linked with progressive politics and flaunting authority, but Redeem the Vote, started this year, hopes for a different kind of relationship. It seeks to transform a trinity of concertgoing youths, evangelical Christian beliefs and faith-based politics into election-year defeats of those who want to "remove the acknowledgement of our Godly heritage from our public square."SEE ARTICLE
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News Flash!
As Election Day approaches, Redeem The Vote continues to present its impact nationwide.
On October 8, in Dallas, Texas, Will Sellers, Legal Counsel to Redeem the Vote, was featured on Family Net to discuss the importance of Christians’ involvement in the upcoming vote. Later the same day, Redeem The Vote founder, Dr. Randy Brinson, met with Essential recording artists Third Day during a Montgomery, Alabama stop on their current “Live Wire” tour. Brinson and the band discussed voter mobilization efforts taking place between now and November 2nd.
In Lancaster, PA on October 9, Redeem the Vote artist Building 429 also promoted voter participation on tour. Representatives for www.washingtonpost.com covered the concert event. Building 429’s RTV support has covered and will continue through several key mid-Atlantic states in the U.S.
On October 17, Fox News will be in Montgomery, Alabama shooting a segment on Redeem The Vote that will feature founder Dr. Randy Brinson at Frazer United Methodist Church, which will present the Jim Caviezel video and hand out ATS tracts in a service dedicated to a Christian's responsibility to vote and their impact on the upcoming election. FOX News will continue their coverage of Redeem The Vote later that day with Dr. Brinson at Auburn University as Redeem The Vote will feature its “Voter Chick” promotion on the campus followed by a concert by Redeem The Vote artist spokespersons Point of Grace at nearby Auburn United Methodist Church.
MONDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2004, GRAND RAPIDS
More than 2,000 take in three hours of Name of Love Christian rock. It was a sprawling, three-hour-plus, educational, inspirational and musical event called In the Name of Love Tour that stopped at Kentwood Community Church Sunday night. SEE ARTICLE
OCTOBER 8, BREAKPOINT with CHUCK COLSON
Chuck Colson urges young Christians to vote it is their duty. He also says it is a great opportunity for them to engage young potential voters into current issues.SEE ARTICLE
October 1, 2004, Caviezel Helps to Get Out the Vote
In a rare conservative push from Hollywood, Jim Caviezel — the man who played Jesus in "The Passion" — has produced a streaming e-mail campaign to encourage millions of Christians to register now and to vote in November. The message is simple: "Hi, I'm Jim Caviezel. Please register to vote and cast your ballot on November 2."SEE ARTICLE
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VOTER CHICKS! Marcia Ware, radio air personality at WAY-FM in Nashville, new Slanted Records rock artist Charity Von, and Shelley Breen of platinum selling group Point of Grace, are the latest in a series of name Christian personalities to endorse"REDEEM THE VOTE." The trio has recorded a series of "I'm A Voter Chick" national radio spots which will begin airing immediately as "Redeem The Vote" continues the drive to impact nationally in getting young American's registered to vote in the 2004 Presidential election, November 2nd. On September 3rd alone more than 264,000 people clicked on the REDEEM THE VOTE banner at WorldNetDaily. The "Voter Chicks" will join the thousands of RTV promotional spots that are already being heard daily on national radio with messages being delivered by major artists such as Steven Curtis Chapman, Toby Mac, Point Of Grace, and Jaci Valsquez, to mention only a few. A series of "Redeem The Vote" video spots will also begin airing nationally on Trinity Broadcasting Network's JC-TV, October 1st.
October 3, 2004, News-press.com
Parties vie for divine influence - Church election role debated. SEE ARTICLE
September 23, Randy Brinson, Founder of Redeem The Vote,
will be on American Family Radio network speaking to over 200 stations on Thursday, September 23rd at 6:30 AM. Brinson will talk about the importance of registering to vote and voting on November 2nd. Vince Lichlyter (Jonah 33), Mark Schultz, Jason Roy (Building 429) and Charity Von will be calling in on the morning and afternoon shows for live interviews.
Schedule Line-up (Central Time):
Vince Lichlyter – 7:30 AM
Mark Schultz – 8:15 AM
Jason Roy – 8:30 AM
Charity Von – 3:30 PM
Christianity Today, Week of September 13, 2004
Faith Groups Turn Out the Vote for Both Candidates:
Focus on the Family and Redeem the Vote focus on young evangelicals.See article here
September 10, 2004 Dallas, TX
ATS GOSPEL TRACTS "MAKING A DIFFERENCE"; AT THE PENTAGON.See article here
September 8, Montgomery Advertiser, Voter drive targets faithful. See article here
September 5, Argus Leader, Politics slips into LifeLight festival. See article here
August 22, 2004 Fox News...Live, during the 6:00-7:00 PM EST timeslot, featured Redeem the Vote. Guests were Building 429 and Point of Grace. TO SEE A RECORDING OF THE SHOW, CLICK HERE - HIGH SPEED CONNECTION RECOMMENDED)
August 12, Philadelphia, Some stars have GOP stripes.The Dems may have the Boss and Babs, but Bush has his celebrity backers, too. Expect to see some in the spotlights at the Republican convention. See article here
August 15, Little Rock, AK, Gov. Mike Huckabee has taken an official role in a voter registration effort targeted at young evangelical Christians. See article here.
June 11, Redeem the Vote on ABC Family - Redeem the Vote's founder Dr. Randy Brinson appearedr with Pat Robertson on the nationally televised 700 Club broadcast. Dr. Brinson discussed RTV's explosive growth and increasing national relevance to millions around the country.
June 29, 2004, Atlanta, GA - Trinity Broadcasting Network, hosts Redeem the Vote as they honor 4th of July celebrate freedom, encouraging evangelicals to vote as their God given right and duty.The 2 hour program featured pastors, writers, and veterans exhorting the Biblical basis for protecting and exercising our right as citizens to vote.
May 29, 2004, Dallas, Texas - Redeem the Vote, featured in Religion section of the Dallas Morning News, Dallas, Texas.
May 28, 2004, Colorado Springs, CO - Family News in Focus, a radio news commentary by Focus on the Family, interviews Dr. Randy Brinson of Redeem the Vote and Christian rock band, Jonah 33, regarding their role in mobilizing Christian music fans to register to vote. Click here to read the article or click here to listen to the audio.
May 27, 2004, Ft Worth, Texas - Dr. Randy Brinson featured on Family.net, regarding the voter registration effort of Redeem the Vote. The weekday morning show is seen by over 36 million households around the country.
May 1, 2004, Washington DC - National Journal, a leading nonpartisan political magazine, featured Redeem the Vote along with other conservative evangelical organizations, in their efforts to register and mobilize Christians to participate in the upcoming election. (See Peter Stone's article, "The Passion of Religious Conservatives", Lobbying and the Law, National Journal, May 1, 2004, www.nationaljournal.com)
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April 28, 2004. Nashville, TN - Redeem the Vote featured at Christian Music Industry luncheon, hosted by the Wilberforce Forum (www.wilberforce.org), during Gospel Music Week. Joe Battaglia of Renaissance Communication and Dr Brinson discuss the role of the radio and music industry in our voter registration campaign.
April 28, 2004. Nashville, TN - April 28, Nashville, TN - Tooth and Nail Christian Recording Artist, Falling Up, officially endorse Redeem the Vote and participate in their upcoming voter registration campaign (Tooth and Nail Records and Christianrock.net)
April 28, 2004. Nashville, TN - Redeem the Vote interviews Christian artists Reliant K, Downhere, Avalon, Crabb Family, Audio Adrenaline, Natalie Grant, Zoe Girl, for the upcoming voter registration campaign during the Dove Awards (Dove Awards and GMA).
April 26, 2004. Nashville, TN - Redeem the Vote artists, Jonah 33 and Downhere, perform at Food For the Hungry showcase during Gospel Music Week. Jonah 33 performs the song recorded for the Redeem the Vote Campaign, Silence Never Speaks.
April 24, 2004. Nashville, TN - Voter registration drive at Wayfest, featuring Third Day, attended by over 12,000 attendees.
April 24, Nashville, TN - Redeem the Vote hosts the National Christian Radio Seminar luncheon during Gospel Music Week. The event featured our radio campaign and public service announcements as well as entertainment by Warner Bros Recording Artists, Downhere.
April 10, 2004. Seattle WA - Dr Randy Brinson, of Redeem the Vote, featured on KTTH, Republican Radio, discusses the importance of voter registration among young adults and their impact of the upcoming election.
March 31, 2004. Washington, DC - Redeem the Vote highlighted on the Conservative Spotlight, Human Events, - (see the entire story at humaneventsonline.com)
New York, NY - Listen in on Tuesday, March 16, 2004 at 5pm EST to the nationally syndicated Sean Hannity radio show. Sean will be doing a live interview with Redeem the Vote founder Dr. Randy Brinson. Go to www.hannity.com to listen online or find your local station.
Memphis, TN - Watch for the release of a new song written for Redeem the Vote by a Christian band we can't disclose yet. The band goes into the studio Monday, March 15 to record. We'll let you hear it as soon as it is released.
New York, NY - March 12, 2004. CNN interviews Redeem the Vote founder Dr. Randy Brinson live on the Paula Zahn Show. The network paired Dr. Brinson with a spokesperson from the atheist voter group "Godless Americans" to discuss the role of faith in politics, and the common goal of voter registration
Auburn University, AL - March 9, 2004. Jonah 33 joined the Verbs and Mars Ill for three days of Redeem the Vote concerts in conjunction with Freedom 2004. The concerts, covered by local media, were enthusiastic and effective at getting those in attendance to express their voice by registering to vote.
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