WATERGATE FELON-TURNED-PROPHET COLSON DEAD AT 80

ART MOORE 22/4/2012 ‘I will stand for the Lord, regardless of what my state tells me’ News in 1973 of convicted Watergate figure Chuck Colson’s profession of faith in Jesus Christ was met with skepticism and ridicule by many in media. But nearly four decades later – with his death today at the age of 80 – Colson’s legacy as a historic evangelical leader with a distinct prophetic voice that has shaped culture and influenced countless lives is firmly established.