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02/20/07
*From The Christian Newswire
The Reverend Rob Schenck (pronounced SHANK), president of the National Clergy
Council and its affiliate, Faith and Action in the Nation’s Capital, returned
today to Washington from Orlando, Florida, where he participated in small private
meetings with Republican presidential hopefuls Mitt Romney and John McCain.
Schenck, who also serves as chair of the Committee on Church and Society for
the Evangelical Church Alliance, America’s oldest association of Evangelical
clergy, said about the Romney and McCain meetings:
“I was able to get a read of these two men away from the cameras, the
reporters and rah-rah audiences. These were honest, candid dialogues on critically
important aspects of Governor Romney’s and Senator McCain’s personal
and political principles. We got a pretty good assessment of where they are on
the key issues for traditional Christians and particularly for Evangelicals. I
was impressed by both, but especially Mitt Romney.”
Schenck has met previously with Sam Brownback of Kansas, another Republican
candidate. He says the Kansas senator remains the gold standard for the top three
concerns of the sanctity of life, the sanctity of marriage and the family and
the public acknowledgment of God.
Schenck is seeking similar meetings with the other ’08 presidential candidates
from all parties. He is available for further comment beginning Thursday, February
22.
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