At rally, Beck positions himself as new leader for Christian conservatives

At rally, Beck positions himself as new leader for Christian conservatives – CNN Belief Blog - CNN.com Blogs: Beck's emerging role as a national leader for Christian conservatives is surprising not only because he has until recently stressed a libertarian ideology that is sometimes at odds with so-called family values conservatism, but also because Beck is a Mormon. Beck's religious rhetoric appears to counter the prevailing conventional wisdom that the power of religious conservatives has been eclipsed by the Tea Party movement's small-government conservatives.