helping him to organize a prayer event called "The Response" earlier this year.

"What a powerful message that we brought pastors together across the state of Texas, sharing with them the importance that they need to stand in the pulpit every day and defend the values, those Christian values," Perry said. "America is going to be guided by some set of values. The question is going to be who's values?"

"And David Lane and I -- and I would suggest the people in this audience -- believe it's those Christian values that this country was based upon!"

Perry paused for a reaction, but the audience could only muster reluctant applause.