Coalition's size challenged.(Christian Coalition) From: The Christian Century | Date: January 24, 1996 | COPYRIGHT 1996 The Christian Century Foundation. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

The Americans United for Separation of Church and State organization has questioned the claim of the Christian Coalition that it has 1.8 million members. The Coalition's magazine 'Christian American' had a paid circulation of only 310,296 in Sep 1995.

HOW BIG is the Christian Coalition, the conservative public-policy advocacy group that has become a major player in the nation's political arena? The coalition, founded by religious broadcaster Pat Robertson, claims 1.8 million "membe...