Mark Tooley
Mark Tooley is a member of the board of directors of the Philos Project, a Christian Zionist organisation based in New York. His biography on the Philos Project website provides the following information:
- Mark Tooley is currently president of the Institute on Religion and Democracy, a conservative religious and public policy think tank. Prior to joining the IRD in 1994, Mr. Tooley worked eight years for the Central Intelligence Agency. He is a graduate of Georgetown University and is a native of Arlington, Virginia. He is the author of Taking Back the United Methodist Church and Methodism and Politics in the 20th Century. His articles have appeared in The Wall Street Journal, The American Spectator, First Things, Patheos, World, Christianity Today, The Weekly Standard, National Review Online,Washington Examiner, Human Events, Washington Times, Review of Faith and International Affairs, Touchstone, The Chicago Tribune, The New York Post, and elsewhere. He is a frequent commentator on radio and television.[1]
On April 17, 2015 Tooley gave a talk at an event hosted by the Institute on Religion and Democracy in Washington DC. The event was entitled 'People of the Land: A Twenty-First Century Case for Christian Zionism'.[2]
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In November 2009, Tooley signed a statement known as the Manhattan Declaration which called on Christians not to comply with rules and laws that permit abortion and same-sex marriage.[3]
Affiliations
- Institute on Religion and Democracy - President
- Philos Project - Board Member
Notes
- ↑ Philos Project Website Board of Directors. Accessed 19 June 2015.
- ↑ People of the Land: A Twenty-First Century Case for Christian Zionism Website Mark Tooley. Accessed 22 June 2015.
- ↑ The Institute on Religion and Democracy's Blog Manhattan Declaration: A Call to Christian Conscience. Accessed 19 June 2015.
