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Article: Answering The Call: Evangelist Lou Engle rallies evangelical youth on behalf of the religious right.
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- Church & State
- Article date:
- October 1, 2008
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Pieces of bright red tape with the word "LIFE" covered their mouths as young Americans rocked back and forth, swaying their arms in the air to loud Christian music while they listened to the raspy voice of their leader, Pastor Lou Engle.
Engle, standing before some 50,000 teens and young adults on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., summoned the young generation to "revive" the nation from what he often refers to as "forces of darkness."
"Keep praying, young people," Engle called out. "Your prayers move heaven and earth today."
Joined by other pastors and religious leaders, including Baptist preacher and ...