Mark Tooley
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Mark Tooley, born 1965, became president in 2009 of the Washington-D.C. based Institute on Religion and Democracy
(IRD), a conservative religious thinktank noted for its critique of liberal religious groups.
He has worked for IRD since 1994, prior to which he worked for the CIA. His articles appear regularly in The American Spectator, The Weekly Standard, Frontpagemag.com, Touchstone and elsewhere.
He is the author of "Taking Back the United Methodist Church." Tooley was featured in the October 10, 2009 issue of World magazine.
In November 2009, Tooley signed an ecumenical statement known as the Manhattan Declaration
calling on Evangelicals, Catholics and Orthodox not to comply with rules and laws permitting abortion, same-sex marriage and other matters that go against their religious consciences.
Institute on Religion and Democracy
The Institute on Religion and Democracy is a Christian think tank that promotes Christian conservatism in public life. The organization comments on current events in the Christian community...
(IRD), a conservative religious thinktank noted for its critique of liberal religious groups.
He has worked for IRD since 1994, prior to which he worked for the CIA. His articles appear regularly in The American Spectator, The Weekly Standard, Frontpagemag.com, Touchstone and elsewhere.
He is the author of "Taking Back the United Methodist Church." Tooley was featured in the October 10, 2009 issue of World magazine.
In November 2009, Tooley signed an ecumenical statement known as the Manhattan Declaration
Manhattan Declaration: A Call of Christian Conscience
The Manhattan Declaration: A Call of Christian Conscience is a manifesto issued by Orthodox, Catholic, and Evangelical Christian leaders to affirm support of "the sanctity of life, traditional marriage, and religious liberty". It was drafted on October 20, 2009 and released November 20, 2009,...
calling on Evangelicals, Catholics and Orthodox not to comply with rules and laws permitting abortion, same-sex marriage and other matters that go against their religious consciences.