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Rick Scarborough is a Christian right political advocate and former Southern Baptist pastor from Pearland, Texas, who heads Vision America, Vision America Action and the Judeo-Christian Council for Constitutional Restoration. Rick Scarborough received a B.A. from Houston Baptist University,〔(Vision America biography )〕 in 1978 he received a M.Div. from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary,〔Murray, Shailagh. ("Filibuster Fray Lifts Profile of Minister: Scarborough Has Network and Allies" ), ''The Washington Post'', May 8, 2005. Accessed December 19, 2007〕 and a D.Min. from Louisiana Baptist Theological Seminary in 1996.〔〔 From 1990 to June 2002, he served as the Senior Pastor of First Baptist Church of Pearland in Houston, Texas.〔 In 1998, he founded Vision America.〔 He has been involved with Focus on the Family.〔 He has traveled extensively and is viewed by some conservative leaders as the Christian right leader in 2006 and in 2008.〔("Pastors Guiding Voters to GOP" ) Stephanie Simon ''The LA Times'' from the October 2, 2006 print edition. URL accessed 10/16/2006〕〔("Christian conservatives mobilize to rev up values voters" ) Matt Stearns ''Lexington Herald-Leader'', September 25, 2006〕 He has been interviewed and has appeared in the media on several occasions, including Larry King Live.〔〔("Larry King Live transcript" ) Transcript of Larry King Live, May 18, 2006〕 He is married and has two children.〔 ==Views== Scarborough advocates for Christian right political values.〔("Religion and Politics in America" ) Morning Edition, ''NPR'' October 22, 1996 John Burnett URL accessed 05/09/2006〕 He was quoted on Christiane Amanpour's documentary series "''God's Warriors''" on CNN as saying, "I'm not a Republican, I'm not a Democrat. I'm a Christocrat. My allegiance is to Jesus Christ". He has said, "America is at war with the devil", and he supports "voting Biblically." In 2006, he criticized former Ambassador to the United Nations and U.S. Senator John Danforth for supporting embryonic stem cell research. He has publicly supported Justice Antonin Scalia. Scarborough opposes same-sex marriage, describing it as a sign America is moving "closer to hell"〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=More predictions of the backlash that may come if and when the U.S. Supreme Court legalizes SSM )〕 and told E. W. Jackson he is willing to be burned to death opposing gay rights.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Rick Scarborough Is Ready To Burn To Death To Fight Gay Marriage )〕 After the U.S. Supreme Court effectively legalized Same-sex marriage in the United States with the ''Obergefell v. Hodges'' decision, the media reported that Scarborough had not set himself on fire.〔(【引用サイトリンク】quote=A former Baptist minister, who reportedly vowed to set himself on fire if the high court ruled in favor of same-sex marriage, is still alive. )〕 He describes AIDS as "God's judgement"〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Right-Wing Tea Party leader Rick Scarborough wants to sue gays in class action )〕 and supports filing class-action lawsuits against homosexuals for "subjecting people to becoming AIDS sufferers".〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Scarborough: We Need A Class Action Lawsuit Against Homosexuality )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Tea Party Leader Wants to File Class Action Suit Against Homosexuality )〕〔'Far Right: Saving America from Gays', in ''The Advocate'', May 9, 2006, p. 16 ()〕 He also endorsed Mike Huckabee for president.〔(WorldNetDaily ): Why I'm supporting Mike Huckabee for president, by Rick Scarborough〕 Concerning the decision of Texas Governor Rick Perry to vaccinate all 6th grade girls against those HPV strains that are most likely to produce cancer after infection, Scarborough said, "Nor we can not overlook the moral dimension. The governor's action seems to signify that God's moral law regarding sex outside of marriage can be transgressed without consequence."〔("God, sex, drugs, and politics" ) The Economist〕〔(PRNewsWire )〕 He has been accused of not being a real Baptist. 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「Rick Scarborough」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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