1.0God-O-Meterhttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/godometerdgilgoffhttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/godometer/author/dgilgoffMeet Fred Thompson's New Grassroots Director - God-O-Meterrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="inAV5fRL32"><a href="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/godometer/2007/11/meet-fred-thompsons-new-grassr.html">Meet Fred Thompson’s New Grassroots Director</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/godometer/2007/11/meet-fred-thompsons-new-grassr.html/embed#?secret=inAV5fRL32" width="600" height="338" title="“Meet Fred Thompson’s New Grassroots Director” — God-O-Meter" data-secret="inAV5fRL32" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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When Fred Thompson signed Shannon Royce as his director of grassroots last week, he gained one of the conservative Christian world’s best-connected activists. Royce has served as the chief lobbyist for the Southern Baptist Convention and for the last few years has been Executive Director of the Arlington Group, perhaps the country’s strongest coalition of…http://blog.beliefnet.com/godometer/files/import/thompsonpicture2.jpg