Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich is urging evangelical pastors to jump into politics to stop a drive by left-wing politicians and judges to rid the nation of the religious beliefs “that made us famous.”

Newt Gingrich Speaks to Pastors from American Renewal Project on Vimeo.

In a well-received video to the growing “Pastors and Pews” group headed by evangelical organizer David Lane, the Republican thought leader said, “You’re at a moment in history that is as defining as anything in the Old Testament.”