By the 1970s, conservative pastors in the PCUS began to plan an exit from the denomination.
It's been praised by several prominent conservative pastors and acknowledged by the President.
The election on the first ballot of the more conservative pastor Adrian Rogers began the ten-year process.
They urged Democrats to meet with even the most staunchly conservative evangelical pastors in their districts.
With its lyrics, music and style, Petra influenced numerous other artists at a time when Christian rock experienced strong opposition from many conservative pastors and churches.
Like many influential conservative pastors, Rogers participated in the advancement of a conservative political agenda in the United States.
Many conservative Christian pastors and broadcasters had railed for decades against Supreme Court decisions that outlawed school prayer and endorsed abortion rights.
Socially conservative pastors and priests are wrestling with their potentially pivotal role in the tight presidential race.
Many conservative pastors bristled at the notion that they are being enlisted by a campaign, instead describing their voter registration efforts as fulfilling biblical obligations.
Some Cultural Differences She also says moderate clergy are far more likely than conservative pastors to have seminary degrees.