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D. James Kennedy

Dennis James Kennedy(November 3, 1930 – September 5, 2007) was an AmericanPresbyterian pastor,evangelist, Christian broadcaster, and author. He was the senior pastor ofCoral Ridge Presbyterian ChurchinFort Lauderdale, Florida,from 1960 until his death in 2007. Kennedy also foundedEvangelism Explosion International,Coral Ridge Ministries (now known asD. James Kennedy Ministries), theWestminster Academyin Fort Lauderdale, theKnox Theological Seminary,radio stationWAFG-FM,and the Center for Reclaiming America for Christ, asocially conservativepolitical group.

The Reverend
D. James Kennedy
Kennedy atCoral Ridge Presbyterian Church
Born
Dennis James Kennedy

(1930-11-03)November 3, 1930
Augusta, Georgia,U.S.
DiedSeptember 5, 2007(2007-09-05)(aged 76)
Fort Lauderdale, Florida,U.S.
EducationColumbia Theological Seminary(MDiv)
New York University(PhD)
SpouseAnne Lewis (m. 1956)
Children1
ChurchPresbyterian Church in America
Congregations served
Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church

In 1974, he began Coral Ridge Ministries, which produced his weeklyreligious television program,The Coral Ridge Hour,carried on various networks and syndicated on numerous other stations with a peak audience of three million viewers in 200 countries.[1]He also had a daily radio program,Truths That Transform,from 1984 on.[2]During his lifetime, Coral Ridge Ministries grew to aUS$37-million-a-year non-profit corporation.

In 2005, theNational Religious Broadcastersassociation inducted Kennedy into its Hall of Fame.

Early life

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Kennedy was born inAugusta, Georgia,and moved with his parents toChicago,Illinois,during his childhood. His father was a glass salesman, and his parents wereMethodists.[3]Kennedy joined theBoy Scouts.He later moved with his family toTampa, Florida,where in 1948 he graduated fromHenry B. Plant High Schooland began studying music at theUniversity of Tampa.After two years, he dropped out of college, began working as a dance instructor at theArthur Murray Dance Studioin Tampa, and later won a first prize in a nationwide dance contest.[3]On August 25, 1956, he married Anne Lewis, whom he had met while giving her dance lessons at Arthur Murray. They had one daughter, Jennifer, born in 1962.[3]

Education

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Bethel Presbyterian Church, where Kennedy began preaching in 1956

Kennedy became a Christian in 1953 after hearing a radio preacher present the Gospel, which Kennedy later said he had never heard up to that point. In December 1955, Kennedy decided to quit his Arthur Murray job to enter the ministry.[4]He resumed his studies at the University of Tampa (graduating with aBachelor of Artsin 1958) and began preaching at the small Bethel Presbyterian Church in nearbyClearwater, Florida.[3]Kennedy enteredColumbia Theological Seminaryin 1956,[5]receiving aMaster of Divinitydegree three years later.[6]After hisordinationin 1959, Kennedy became the pastor of Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church, where he remained until his death. In the 1970s, he earned aMaster of Theologysumma cum laudefrom theChicago Graduate School of Theology,[3]and in 1979 adoctoratein religious education fromNew York University.[6][7][8]His doctoral dissertation was on the history of anevangelismprogram he founded.[9]Kennedy said that he earned the Ph.D. degree "to dispel the idea there is an inconsistency between evangelism and education... evangelical ministers [need] to be thoroughly educated and equipped to meet on equal terms anyone with whom they come in contact."[3]

Ministry and theology

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Initially ordained in 1959 by thePresbyterian Church in the United States,Kennedy later became an ordained minister in thePresbyterian Church in Americaafter he and his church left the PCUS in 1978. Adhering to traditionalCalvinisttheology,Kennedy's theological works includeWhy I Believe,What If Jesus Had Never Been Born,Skeptics Answered,andTruths That Transform.In 1971, he founded theWestminster Academyin Fort Lauderdale and in 1989, he foundedKnox Theological Seminary.

Kennedy was a conservativeevangelicalminister and an outspoken advocate for the moral and social values championed by theChristian right.He wrote, with Jerry Newcombe,What if America Were a Christian Nation Again?and frequently preached messages that argued that theUnited States was foundedas aChristiannation. Kennedy started theCenter for Christian Statesmanship,an evangelical ministry onCapitol HillinWashington, D.C.The Center closed in 2007 by Coral Ridge Ministries but quickly reopened under the auspices of Evangelism Explosion International, as thenon-partisanChristian outreach to members of theUnited States Congress. In 2005, theNational Religious Broadcastersassociation inducted Kennedy into its Hall of Fame.

Founding of Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church

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Main article:Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church
Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church,Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Kennedy preached his first sermon at theCoral Ridge Presbyterian Churchin Fort Lauderdale in June 1959.[10]Beginning with 45 persons attending a typical Sunday service, it became the fastest-growing Presbyterian church in the U.S. in the 1960s and had 1,366 members by 1968.[3]EvangelistBilly Grahamspoke at the dedication of the new Coral Ridge Presbyterian church building in 1974, attended by 15,000 people.[11]Kennedy expressed his entrepreneurial vision for outreach at the dedication, stating,

It is our prayer, that through this church, the Gospel of Jesus Christ might be radiated through television and radio, motion pictures and cassettes, books and clinics, and by ways yet undreamed of unto the entire world, that the command of Christ to go and proclaim the Gospel to every creature might be fulfilled in our generation.[12]

Kennedy developed theEvangelism Explosion( "EE" ) method of evangelism in the 1960s, which emphasizes the training of churchlaypeopleto share their faith by home visitation and every-day encounters in the community.[3]A film,Like a Mighty Army,was produced in 1970 and starred actorChris Robinsonas Kennedy, portraying the Evangelism Explosion story at Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church.[3]

In 1978, Kennedy began the weeklyCoral Ridge Hour(nowTruths That Transform) on national television, which at its peak had a weekly audience of three million viewers in 200 countries and was aired on more than 400 stations and four cable networks, including theTrinity Broadcasting Network,The Inspiration Network (INSP)and theNRB Network,as well as broadcast to more than 150 countries on theArmed Forces Network.[1][13]Today, D. James Kennedy Ministries carries messages from Kennedy, along with news commentary and documentaries to a nationwide audience on NRBTV,Daystar,TCT,and FETV. By the 1980s, the church's membership had grown to almost 10,000 persons.[13]As of 2009, at the time of the installation of its new pastor, the church had 2,200 members and weekly attendance averaged 1,800 persons.[14]

Later life

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On the evening of December 28, 2006, Kennedy experienced prolongedventricular tachycardiaat his Fort Lauderdale home, leading tocardiac arrestwhich deprived his brain of adequate oxygen for six to eight minutes. As a result, he sustained a loss ofshort-term memoryand speech impairment.[15]Despite several months of rehabilitation and convalescence, he was unable to resume preaching and his retirement was announced on August 26, 2007, at the Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church by his daughter, Jennifer Kennedy Cassidy.[13][16]Following the news of Kennedy's retirement, his church announced the development of theD. James Kennedy Legacy websitein tribute to the life of the Christian evangelist.[17]

Kennedy died in his sleep at home in the early morning hours of September 5, 2007, aged 76.[6][13][18][19]TheWhite Houseissued a statement the following day, saying thatPresidentGeorge W. BushandFirst LadyLaura Bushwere "deeply saddened" by Kennedy's death, calling him "a man of great vision, faith, and integrity... Dr. Kennedy's message of love and hope inspired millions through the institutions he founded".[20]Focus on the FamilyfounderJames Dobsoncalled Kennedy "a passionate defender of biblical truth in a culture that increasingly forgot it" and "a giant in the battle to restore traditional values in our nation."[21]

Shortly after Kennedy's heart attack, Coral Ridge Ministries reducedThe Coral Ridge Hoursyndication and shortened the program from an hour to 30 minutes.[22][23]Kennedy's daughter, Jennifer, stated on the program in February 2008 that viewers' donations to the broadcast ministry had declined significantly in the wake of the founding pastor's death. (The show continues to air asTruths that Transform.)[24]Coral Ridge Ministries closed its social action branch, The Center for Reclaiming America for Christ, shortly after Kennedy's heart attack.[6]

In 2018, D. James Kennedy Ministries launched the D. James Kennedy Center for Christian Leadership in Washington, D.C., "to address the deficit of preparation for Biblical cultural engagement." It seeks to train 300 Leadership Fellows annually for the ensuing decade.[25]

The D. James Kennedy Institute of Reformed Leadership was established in 2013. Kennedy's daughter, Jennifer Kennedy Cassidy, introducedMichael A. Miltonas president of the legacy institute in proceedings at theRonald ReaganPresidential Center and Ranch,Rancho del Cielo,inSanta Barbara, California.[26]

Apologetics

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InChristian apologetics,Kennedy contended for Christianity as a reasonable and evidential faith (one supported by facts from history and science), and wrote several books (Why I Believe,Skeptics Answered,andSolving Bible Mysteries) to make the case for Christian faith from history, science, and logic. "Skeptics are welcome," he wrote in his book,Skeptics Answered:"Christianity has answers that are not only satisfying for the soul but also satisfying for the mind... Throughout the ages, many skeptics have looked at Christianity's historicity and have ended up coming to faith inChrist.The evidence is there. It just needs to be looked at with an open mind. "[27]Kennedy also offered a "cultural apologetic" and argued for the earthly benefits brought by the influence of Christ and the Bible. His books with Jerry Newcombe,What If Jesus Had Never Been Born(1994, revised 2001) andWhat If the Bible Had Never Been Written(1998), seek to document the positive impact of Christianity and the Bible in education, law, civil liberty, science, economics, the family, medicine, and the arts.

Kennedy producedWho Is This Jesus?,a one-hour television special that aired onCBSaffiliates onChristmasof 2001. The program, co-hosted by Kennedy with actorDean Jones,reached a claimed[by whom?]20 million viewers, with itsEasterfollow-up,Who Is This Jesus: Is He Risen?The program offered scholarly viewpoints on the reliability of theGospels,especially theresurrectionclaim.Associated Pressreligion writerRichard Ostlingcontrasted the broadcast to the 2000Peter Jennings-hostedABC Newsdocumentary,The Search for Jesus,contending the program "achieved more journalistic success than Jennings at one point" by providing a broader cross-section of experts.[28]

Views

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Religion in public life

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Many of his public messages focused on American history and the faith of theFounding Fathers of the United Statesin relation to a Christian worldview. For instance, Kennedy citedJohn Quincy Adams' claim that Christianity is "indissolubly linked" to the founding of America.[29]Kennedy wrote the foreword to the 1987 bookChristianity and the Constitution: The Faith of Our Founding Fathersauthored by law professorJohn Eidsmoe.[30]

Conservative Christian leader

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Kennedy was a founding member of the board ofMoral Majority,a political movement in the late 1970s and 1980s.[31][32]When GOP presidential candidates, including Ronald Reagan, sought the blessing of evangelical leaders, Kennedy sometimes asked spiritual, not policy questions. In one meeting, Kennedy asked Reagan what reason he would give as to why God should let him into heaven. According to one observer, "Reagan dropped his eyes, looked at his feet, and said, 'I wouldn't give God any reason for letting me in. I'd just ask for mercy, because of what Jesus Christ did for me at Calvary."[33]

Kennedy later celebrated Reagan's election at a gathering of Christian leaders just days after Reagan's inauguration in 1981. "The sleeping giant that has lain prostrate across America is beginning to wake itself," Kennedy told the National Religious Broadcasters association in Washington, D.C. "Believers in a living God are beginning to assert their spiritual rights."[34]

At the same time, he cautioned his own congregation about the limits of politics in a sermon titled, "Can Reagan Save America?" Reagan was likely to bring positive good to the nation, Kennedy said, but Christians should put their trust in God, not man. "[M]any people feel that a man on a white horse has arrived and is going to take care of us," Kennedy preached. "This, according to the Scriptures, is a very dangerous attitude."[35]

Kennedy, in opposition tosame-sex marriage,presented a two-part strategy to counter legislative and court initiatives to "redefine marriage". He called for a constitutional "Firewall" to protect the nation from "counterfeit marriage"[36]and urged "conversion for homosexuals who want to change, through the power ofJesus Christ".[37]Kennedy rejectedjudicial activismand judicial supremacy. He endorsed theConstitution Restoration Act,a bill promoted during the 2005Confronting the Judicial War on Faithconference that sought to authorize Congress to impeach judges who fail to acknowledge "God as the sovereign source of law, liberty, or government" and to limit the power of the federal judiciary to rule in religious liberty cases.[38] Kennedy was a co-signer of the "Land Letter"sent to PresidentGeorge W. Bushin October 2002 which outlined a "just war"rationale for themilitary invasion of Iraq.[39]Kennedy sought to "reclaim America for Christ", a project that he said was to "bring this nation back to God, back to decency, back to morality, back to those things that we wish America was like again."[40]

During his life, he was harshly criticized bysecularistsandprogressives.TheAmericans United for the Separation of Church and State(AUSCS, "Americans United" or simply AU) criticized Kennedy's founding of the Center for Reclaiming America for Christ for being "just another Religious Right outfit obsessed with opposing legal abortion and gay rights and bashing public education."[41]AUSCS also says, "Kennedy's ministry has always promotedright-wing politics... it isn't uncommon to tune in toThe Coral Ridge Hourand hear him preach against legalabortion,anti-discriminationprotections forgaysor the teaching ofevolutionin public schools. "Then-AUSCS executive directorBarry Lynnsaid of Kennedy: "He was absolutely relentless in his criticism of everything on the left. He was a formidable creator of an opposition to what people like I believe."[21]

In an interview withNPR'sTerry Gross,Kennedy was asked whether he wanted all public office holders to be Christians. Kennedy answered, "We have people who aresecularandhumanistand unbelievers who are constantly supporting in every way possible other people who share those views. And I don't object to that. That's their privilege. And I think that Christians should be allowed the same privilege to vote for people whom they believe share their views about life and government. And that's all I'm talking about. "[42]

Creationist

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Increation–evolutiondebates, Kennedy was a proponent of the general tenets of aspecial creationby God and the supernatural presumptions ofyoung earth creationistsand proponents ofintelligent design.He argued that the expression and promotion of such beliefs should be protected as free speech. He believed scientific truth is not determined by consensus but evidence and so, contrary toscientific consensus,he asserted creationist beliefs were scientifically accurate.[8][41][43][44][45][46][47][48][49][50][51]

Kennedy disputed thefacts and theory of evolutionby saying, "The two most notorious and blood-soaked political movements of the twentieth century, Nazism and Communism, both rejected God and were animated by the idea of evolution."[52]According to Kennedy, "if one believes that evolution is true, then we are simply the product of time and chance and there is no morality and no intrinsic worth to human life."[52]That theme is reflected in Coral Ridge Ministries' 2006 documentaryDarwin's Deadly Legacy.TheAnti-Defamation League(ADL) issued a press release in 2006 strongly criticizing the movie's attempts to link evolution toAdolf Hitler:[53]

This is an outrageous and shoddy attempt by D. James Kennedy to trivialize the horrors ofthe Holocaust.Hitler did not needDarwinto devise his heinous plan to exterminate the Jewish people. Trivializing the Holocaust comes from either ignorance at best or, at worst, a mendacious attempt to score political points in theculture waron the backs of six million Jewish victims and others who died at the hands of theNazis.

The ADL further denounced Kennedy as "a leader among the distinct group of 'Christian Supremacists' who seek to 'reclaim America for Christ' and turn the U.S. into a Christian nation guided by their strange notions of biblical law." The ADL's response also quotes Christian geneticistFrancis Collins,who was interviewed for the program, repudiating it, saying he was "absolutely appalled by what Coral Ridge Ministries is doing. I had NO knowledge that Coral Ridge Ministries was planning a TV special on Darwin and Hitler, and I find the thesis of Dr. Kennedy's program utterly misguided and inflammatory".[54]In a release,[55]Coral Ridge Ministries rejected the statement attributed to Francis Collins that he was misled:

A producer told Dr. Collins in person before the interview began that he was being interviewed for a program that would address the adverse social consequences of Darwin. In addition, he was asked specifically, during the interview, about the Darwin-Hitler connection and responded on tape that he did not agree with that view.

According to the Coral Ridge press release, Collins had signed a "talent release", giving "Coral Ridge Ministries the right to use his interview 'without limitation in all perpetuity.'" The Ministry said they would delete his interview for all future airings of the program.[55]

Coral Ridge Ministries answered other parts of the ADL's criticisms in an August 22, 2006 press release,[56]stating that the ADL "ignores thehistorical factthat Adolf Hitler was an evolutionist. "The release cited historianRichard Weikart,ScottishanatomistandanthropologistSirArthur Keith,and evolutionistNiles Eldredgefor the assertion of a Darwin-Hitler connection.

Books

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Kennedy wrote 65 books,[12]includingEvangelism Explosion(a primer on communicating the Christian salvation message with 1.5 million copies in print),[57][better source needed]What If Jesus Had Never Been Born?,The Da Vinci Myth versus The Gospel Truth,andCross Purposes: Discovering the Great Love of God for You.

Kennedy is the author or coauthor of the following books:

References

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  1. ^abRobert Samuels (September 21, 2009)."Coral Ridge Presbyterian votes to retain controversial new pastor".Miami Herald.Retrieved2024-11-12.
  2. ^Current and archived versions of both programs are available at theTruth in Action[permanent dead link‍]website.
  3. ^abcdefghiChandler, E. Russell (1972).The Kennedy Explosion.Elgin, Ill.: David C. Cook Publishing.ISBN0-912692-02-2.
  4. ^Hedges, Chris,American Fascists – The Christian Right and the War on America,New York, Free Press, 2006
  5. ^Williams, Herbert Lee (1999).D. James Kennedy: The Man and His Ministry.Thomas Nelson Publishers (Coral Ridge Ministries edition). p. 73.
  6. ^abcd"Powerful pastor D. James Kennedy dead at 76".South Florida Sun-Sentinel.September 5, 2007. Archived fromthe originalon September 7, 2007.
  7. ^"Rev. D. James Kennedy, 76; pioneering Christian radio, TV broadcaster".Los Angeles Times.September 6, 2007. Archived fromthe originalon September 7, 2012.Retrieved2007-11-06.
  8. ^abD. James Kennedy diesArchived2007-10-03 at theWayback Machine,National Center for Science Education, September 5, 2007
  9. ^Kennedy, D. James. "The Genesis, Development, and Expansion of Evangelism Explosion International, 1960–1976".DAI.40(3): 1381.
  10. ^"History of Coral Ridge | 1959-1966".17 August 2020.
  11. ^Nolin, Robert (March 18, 2015)."Crowds throng to new church's dedication".Archived fromthe originalon March 19, 2018.RetrievedMarch 19,2018.
  12. ^ab"Celebrating Over Forty Years of Broadcasting".
  13. ^abcd"D. James Kennedy, influential Christian broadcaster, retires".St. Petersburg Times.August 26, 2007.
  14. ^Davis, James D. (January 19, 2009)."Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church chooses pastor".South Florida Sun-Sentinel.Archived fromthe originalon January 23, 2009.Retrieved2009-01-30.
  15. ^"D. James Kennedy Retires From Ministry".Associated Press. August 27, 2007. Archived fromthe originalon August 21, 2007.Retrieved2007-08-27.
  16. ^Jennifer Kennedy Cassidy statement, Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church, Fort Lauderdale, Florida (August 26, 2007).
  17. ^"Dr. D. James Kennedy Retires: Founder and Senior Pastor of Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church Steps Down from Pulpit with Rich Legacy of Faith".Coral Ridge Ministries Press Release.August 26, 2007. Archived fromthe originalon July 4, 2008.Retrieved2007-08-27.
  18. ^Dr. D. James Kennedy dead at age 76retrieved 2007-09-05ArchivedSeptember 7, 2007, at theWayback Machine
  19. ^Powerful pastor D. James Kennedy dead at 76Archived2007-09-07 at theWayback Machineretrieved 2007-09-05
  20. ^"President and Mrs. Bush Deeply Saddened by the Death of Dr. D. James Kennedy".White House statement.September 6, 2007.Retrieved2007-09-19.
  21. ^abBanerjee, Neela (2007-09-06)."Rev. D. James Kennedy, Broadcaster, Dies at 76".The New York Times.ISSN0362-4331.Retrieved2018-03-20.
  22. ^Brian Fisher, "Season of Change,"Impact,March 2008, Coral Ridge Ministries. At"Archived copy"(PDF).Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 2011-07-26.Retrieved2010-08-24.{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link).
  23. ^Brian Fisher, "Accentuate the Positive,"Impact,April 2008, Coral Ridge Ministries. At"Archived copy"(PDF).Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 2011-07-26.Retrieved2010-08-24.{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link).
  24. ^See Coral Ridge Ministries "Station Finder" at"Find a Christian Radio or TV Station: Coral Ridge Ministries".Archived fromthe originalon 2010-08-26.Retrieved2010-08-24..
  25. ^"Home - Center for Christian Leadership".statesman.org.Retrieved2018-03-21.
  26. ^"Milton Named President of D. James Kennedy Institute | byFaith".8 October 2013.
  27. ^Kennedy, D. James (1997).Skeptics Answered.Sisters, Oregon: Multnomah Books. p. 13, 14.ISBN1-57673-148-0.
  28. ^Ostling, Richard N. (January 2, 2002). "Conservatives Tackle New Testament Debate". Associated Press.
  29. ^D. James Kennedy,Declaration of Independence and Constitution of the United States(Fort Lauderdale, Fla: Coral Ridge Ministries, 2004), 2.
  30. ^Eidsmoe, John(1987).Christianity and the Constitution: The Faith of Our Founding Fathers.USA: Baker Academic.ISBN0801052319.
  31. ^"Megachurch pioneer D. James Kennedy dies at 76".USA Today.September 6, 2007.Retrieved2007-12-07.
  32. ^Jerry Falwell,Falwell: An Autobiography(Lynchburg: Liberty House Publishers, 1997), 383. Cited in John Barber,America Restored(Fort Lauderdale, Fla.: Coral Ridge Ministries, 2002), 31.
  33. ^Martin, William C. (2005).With God on our side: the rise of the religious right in America(Rev. trade paperback ed.). New York: Broadway Books. pp.209.ISBN0767922573.OCLC61355677.
  34. ^Hyer, Marjorie (1981-01-30)."Evangelical Christians Meet to Develop Strategy for 1980s".Washington Post.ISSN0190-8286.Retrieved2018-03-21.
  35. ^Kennedy, D. James; Newcombe, Jerry (2008).How would Jesus vote?: a Christian perspective on the issues(1st ed.). Colorado Springs, Colo.: WaterBrook Press. pp.195–96.ISBN9781400074068.OCLC154799972.
  36. ^"Dr. Kennedy Calls for Constitutional" Firewall "to Protect Marriage".2003-11-19.Retrieved2007-04-28.[dead link‍]
  37. ^Kennedy, D. James (2004).What's wrong with same-sex marriage?.Newcombe, Jerry. Wheaton, Ill.: Crossway Books. pp.11.ISBN1581346638.OCLC55665211.
  38. ^"In Contempt of Courts".2005-04-15.Retrieved2007-12-07.The article discusses how the director of Kennedy's lobbying front was strongly advocating for the bill at the conference. Even though Kennedy was not present, it is ultimately his organization.[dead link‍]
  39. ^"Land Letter".Wikisource.Archived fromthe originalon 2007-10-18.Retrieved2007-04-28.
  40. ^D. James Kennedy, "Why Reclaiming America?' Message delivered in 2000 to the Reclaiming America for Christ conference, Coral Ridge Ministries. Available at 14:25 at"Media Library: Coral Ridge Ministries".Archived fromthe originalon 2011-07-26.Retrieved2010-08-24..
  41. ^abD. James Kennedy: Who Is He And What Does He Want?ArchivedApril 8, 2007, at theWayback Machine,Rob Boston, Americans United for Separation of Church and State, April 1999 citing Kennedy's 1994 bookCharacter & Destiny: A Nation In Search of Its Soul
  42. ^"Closing the Gap Between Church and State," Terry Gross interview with D. James Kennedy,Fresh Air,May 18, 2005. Accessed athttps:// npr.org/2005/05/18/4656600/closing-the-gap-between-church-and-state.
  43. ^Excerpts fromLord of All,D. James Kennedy and Jerry Newcombe, Crossway Books, 2005
  44. ^Creation Defender D. James Kennedy Goes Home,Institute for Creation Research
  45. ^Solving Bible Mysteries,D. James Kennedy, Thomas Nelson Publishers, 2000
  46. ^What If Jesus Had Never Been Born,D. James Kennedy and Jerry Newcombe, Thomas Nelson Publishers, 1994, revised 2001
  47. ^Truth In Action MinistriesArchived2011-12-27 at theWayback Machine(formerly Coral Ridge Ministries) promotes and sells Creationism books and videos"Resources | Truth in Action Ministries".Archived fromthe originalon 2011-12-27.Retrieved2011-12-28.
  48. ^Fearfully And Wonderfully Made[permanent dead link‍],Sermon by D. James Kennedy. The Coral Ridge Hour, August 2003.
  49. ^Forrest, Barbara;Gross, Paul R. (2004).Creationism's Trojan Horse: The Wedge of Intelligent Design.USA: Oxford University Press. p.271.ISBN0-19-515742-7.
  50. ^The Republican War on ScienceChris Mooney.
  51. ^C. L. Cagan and Robert Hymers (2006).From Darwin to Design,foreword by D. James Kennedy. Whitaker House, USA.ISBN0-88368-122-6.
  52. ^abD. James Kennedy, "Ideas Have Consequences,"Impact,August 2005, p. 8, Coral Ridge Ministries newsletter.
  53. ^https://web.archive.org/web/20160303225927/http://archive.adl.org/nr/exeres/3e0340d2-b672-45c7-8ff1-10c9eed96f42,0b1623ca-d5a4-465d-a369-df6e8679cd9e,frameless.html"ADL Blasts Christian Supremacist TV Special & Book Blaming Darwin For Hitler" August 22, 2006. Retrieved May18, 2021.
  54. ^"ADL Blasts Christian Supremacist TV Special & Book Blaming Darwin For Hitler".Anti-Defamation LeaguePress Release.2006-08-22.Retrieved2007-04-29.[permanent dead link‍]
  55. ^ab"Coral Ridge Ministries and Orthodox Rabbi Reject Anti-Defamation League Attack on TV Special Linking Darwin to Hitler," Coral Ridge Ministries, August 24, 2006. Accessed 08-27-2010 at"Breaking News from Coral Ridge Ministries".Archived fromthe originalon 2011-07-26.Retrieved2010-08-27..
  56. ^"Coral Ridge Ministries Answers Anti-Defamation League Blast Against New Darwin-Hitler TV Special".Coral Ridge Ministries Press Release.2006-08-22. Archived fromthe originalon 2011-07-26.Retrieved2010-08-27.
  57. ^"About Dr. James Kennedy".
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