God-sized problems

Keynote speakers at the conference included Richard Land, president of the Southern Baptist Convention's Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission; David Limbaugh, Rush Limbaugh's brother and author of "Persecution: How Liberals Are Waging War Against Christianity"; and David Barton, a Christian historian who was listed among Time magazine's 25 most influential evangelicals.

From a pulpit ringed with red, white and blue banners, Land captivated the crowd with a Scripture-laced speech that was part sermon, part political pep rally.

"We've got God-sized problems in our country and only God can solve them," Land said, drawing frequent applause and occasional gasps as he lamented the nation's divorce rate and the advancement of "the homosexual agenda."

Land also drew cheers when he credited Christians with the reelection of President Bush.

"It's a pro-life, pro-family, pro-Judeo-Christian win," he said.

Evangelical Christians from 40 states gather to press political agenda