Some readers may not know who Ed Morrissey is working for, so…

Hot Air is owned by Salem Communications which was founded by Stuart Epperson and Edward Atsinger III. Epperson was named one of the 25 most influential evangelicals in America by Time magazine. He is a member of the Council for National Policy. Founded in 1981, the CNP’s founding members included: Tim LaHaye, Nelson Baker Hunt, T. Cullen Davis, William Cies, and Paul Weyrich.

“The Center for Religion, Ethics and Social Policy at Cornell University considers the Council for National Policy a leading force in the Dominionist movement. TheocracyWatch, a CRESP project, describes it as “an umbrella organization of right-wing leaders who gather regularly to plot strategy, share ideas and fund causes and candidates to advance the theocratic agenda.”