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Tony Perkins is a passionate and powerful communicator of God's Word. Having served as a pastor in Louisiana, Tony has also filled the pulpits of churches across the country. He is the creator of Stand on the Word, a daily journey through the Bible as events happened chronologically, in an effort to get more believers reading the Bible (see FRC.org/Bible). As host of Washington Watch, a nationally syndicated broadcast on multiple media platforms, Tony is raising and resourcing a new generation of SAGECons (Spiritually Active Governance Engaged Conservatives) with a biblical worldview. He has served as president of Family Research Council in Washington, DC, since 2003, and is a former chair of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom. Tony and his wife, Lawana, have been married since 1986 and have five children and one grandchild.