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About Ashcroft's Religion

What Are The Assemblies Of God?

The religious views of Attorney General-designate John Ashcroft came under scrutiny after his critics suggested that his devotion to conservative Christian principles would taint his objectivity if he became the nation's top law-enforcement official.

Ashcroft describes himself as a born-again Christian. He attends an Assemblies of God church, a Pentecostal, Christian organization.


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Assemblies Of God Positions On:

Abortion

Homosexuality

Divorce And Remarriage

Women In The Ministry

Facts About Assemblies Of God Organization:

The Assemblies of God reports that it has more than 12,000 affiliated churches nationwide with about 2.5 million members.

Of those, about 8,800 Assemblies Of God churches identify themselves as having mostly white members. About 1,800 identify themselves as having mostly Hispanic members, and about 200 say that they have mostly African-American members.

There are about 27,000 male members of the ministry and about 5,000 female members of the ministry.

More Information:

Assemblies Of God official site

John Ashcroft's official site