▁Australian ▁polit icians <0x0A> </s> ▁Russell ▁Earl ▁Kelly ▁is ▁an ▁American ▁Christian ▁the olog ian , ▁ap ologist , ▁author , ▁speaker ▁and ▁blog ger . ▁He ▁writes ▁non - f ict ional ▁the ological ▁books . ▁Russell ▁is ▁best ▁known ▁for ▁evangel izing ▁and ▁deb ating ▁why ▁t ith ing ▁ 1 0 % ▁to ▁one ' s ▁church ▁is ▁not ▁a ▁Christian ▁oblig ation . ▁His ▁conclusion ▁places ▁him ▁in ▁company ▁with ▁Christian ▁leaders ▁including ▁John ▁F . ▁Mac Ar thur , ▁J . ▁Vern on ▁McG ee ▁and ▁C . ▁I . ▁Sc of ield . ▁ ▁Kelly ▁has ▁been ▁the ▁subject ▁of ▁media ▁coverage ▁including ▁particip ating ▁in ▁a ▁live ▁ 9 0 ▁minute ▁t ith ing ▁debate ▁in ▁London ▁on ▁Re vel ation ▁TV . ▁On ▁November ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁the ▁Wall ▁Street ▁Journal ▁published ▁an ▁article ▁by ▁Su z anne ▁S atal ine , ▁" The ▁Back l ash ▁Again st ▁T ith ing ", ▁to ▁which ▁Kelly ▁was ▁a ▁major ▁contrib utor . ▁On ▁March ▁ 2 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁Russell ▁was ▁featured ▁on ▁the ▁CBS ▁Sunday ▁Mor ning ▁news ▁cover ▁story , ▁" To ▁Tit he ▁or ▁Not ▁to ▁Tit he ". ▁He ▁was ▁subsequently ▁mentioned ▁in ▁Char is ma ▁magazine ▁online . ▁ ▁Biography ▁R ais ed ▁in ▁a ▁Bapt ist ▁home ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁six ▁children , ▁Russell ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁Jackson ville , ▁Florida , ▁before ▁the ▁family ▁moved ▁to ▁Mar