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John A. Stormer (born February 9, 1928) is an American Protestant anti-communist author, best known for his 1964 book ''None Dare Call it Treason.'' Both a pastor and a Christian school superintendent, his books have sold millions, warning America about the communist infiltration of American society, politics and culture. He has been called by Daniel Pipes ”the man who may be the most popular U.S. backstairs author of all time.”〔Daniel Pipes: (None Dare Call It Treason... 25 Years Later ) ''Orbis,'' Spring 1991.〕 Richard Hofstadter in ''The Paranoid Style in American Politics'' called it a "masterful piece of folkish propaganda."〔Richard Hofstadter. ''The Paranoid Style in American Politics, and Other Essays'' Vintage Books, 2008 pg. 111〕 ==Biography== Born in Altoona, Pennsylvania, Stormer attended Pennsylvania State University and served as an Air Force editor and historian during the Korean War. After the war, he graduated from California's San Jose State University with a B.A. in journalism. He served for several years as editor and general manager of an electrical magazine. In 1962, he left the business world for studying and writing about communism. He founded Liberty Bell Press in 1963. Stormer has been involved in the Republican party, serving on the Missouri Republican State Committee and as state chairman of the Missouri Federation of Young Republicans 1962–64. In 1964, he was a member of the Missouri delegation to the Republican Convention which nominated Barry Goldwater as presidential candidate. In the 1990s, he has been a member of the Council For National Policy.〔(John A. Stormer ) Liberty Bell Press.〕 In 1965, Stormer was born again and soon started to preach the gospel and to write for the Fundamentalist Christian Beacon. He served as pastor of Heritage Baptist Church and superintendent of Faith Christian School in Florissant, Missouri for 31 years. He was also president of the Missouri Association of Christian Schools for 10 years. Since 1977 he has conducted weekly Bible studies for members of the Missouri State Legislature. He has published a periodic newsletter, ''Understanding the Times,'' which focuses on foreign policy, politics, education, religion, and economics. Since his retirement, he has continued to speak regularly in Bible conferences and Understanding the Times seminars.〔(John & Elisabeth Stormer – Missionaries to USA ) Bible Baptist Church, 2005.〕〔Robert J. Barcellos: (Benefit to feature best-selling author ) SouthCoastTODAY.com, March 15, 2002.〕〔Ronald Lora,William Henry Longton (ed.):(''The Conservative Press in Twentieth-Century America'' ) p. 146.〕 Stormer credits George S. Benson with playing a major part in his awakening and political transformation. He also ascribes the selling of millions of copies of ''None Dare Call It Treason'' largely to the work of those who were awakened and trained by Benson and others in the previous few years.〔L. Edward Hicks: (Sometimes in the Wrong, But Never in Doubt ) p. 170. Tennessee University Press, 1997.〕 Stormer has honorary degrees from Manahath School of Theology (1965) and Shelton State Community College (1976). He is a member of the John Birch Society,〔 Roger Chapman: (''Culture Wars: An Encyclopedia of Issues, Viewpoints, and Voices'' )〕 but he has abstained from the kind of conspiracy theories which the society is known for and talks instead of a ”conspiracy of shared values.〔 Stormer visited Vietnam twice, first in 1965, and has toured many other world trouble spots on fact-finding missions. He married Elizabeth in 1954 and settled in Florissant, Missouri. They have one daughter. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「John A. Stormer」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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