Response organizer urges attendees to register Christians.

By Peggy Fikac

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AUSTIN - The organizer of The Response, the massive Aug. 6 prayer rally initiated by Gov. Rick Perry, is calling on attendees to help register millions of conservative Christians, prompting questions about the group and Perry's claims the event was not political.
Don Wildmon, founder of the American Family Association, sent an email Thursday thanking recipients for registering for The Response, which drew thousands of people to Houston's Reliant Stadium.
"Today, I want to introduce you to Champion the Vote (CTV), a friend of AFA whose mission is to mobilize 5 million unregistered conservative Christians to register and vote according to the Biblical worldview in 2012," Wildmon wrote.
"CTV's research has shown that it takes only 5 million voters to influence the outcome of an election. This is a doable goal...We can make a difference, one by one, multiplied across the nation," he continued.
The email does not mention any candidate or political party, and experts said it appears to keep on the right side of the law governing non-profits.
Mark Jones, political science professor at Rice University, said tax-exempt nonprofit organizations can engage in voter registration, education and turnout drives. He added of the email, however, "It certainly highlights the political nature of The Response."
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