Ralph Reed, too, insisted that character mattered: “We care about the conduct of our leaders, and we will not rest until we have leaders of good moral character.” Meanwhile, Jerry Falwell sent a special edition of his weekly report to more than 160,000 evangelical pastors, urging them to call undecided House members to vote for Clinton’s impeachment. The Christian Coalition collected more than 250,000 signatures on petitions calling for the same. Dobson’s Family Research Council ran television ads calling for Clinton’s resignation due to his “virtue deficit.” Evangelical theologian Wayne
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