iVoteValues partners with Focus on the Family

NASHVILLE — The iVoteValues.com voter awareness and registration initiative of the Southern Baptist Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission is now partnering with Focus on the Family in the effort to make more voters aware of their responsibilities on Election Day.

James Dobson of Focus on the Family has teamed up with the ERLC’s Richard Land in promoting the iVoteValues message that Americans need to give serious attention to voting their values, not their political party or pocketbook. The two evangelical organizations worked together to adapt the iVoteValues Web site and resources to reflect the cooperative effort of the two groups.

“The impact of this partnership is tremendous,” Land said. “Dr. James Dobson is one of America’s most respected Christian leaders and Focus on the Family’s influence reaches across denominational and geographic barriers.”

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, as many as 25–35 percent of the voting age population is not registered to vote, which translates to between 45 and 65 million Americans. A recent study by the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life shows that nearly two-thirds of Americans say their faith has little to do with their voting decisions.