Word: christianized
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1990-1999
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Clatworthy, a former Sunday-school teacher and the owner of a Christian radio station, has the full support of the religious right in this race. He's tough on violent criminals, calling for no quarter in sentencing--or punishing: prisons, he says, should be a deterrent, not an air-conditioned, cable-ready haven. Arguing that incumbent Joseph Biden is too liberal to represent Delaware, he hopes his own conservatism will attract voters anxious for an upset...
BORN: Aug. 31, 1953, Amityville, N.Y. EDUCATION: State U of New York at Stony Brook, B.S., 1978; State U of New York at Buffalo, M.D., 1981 FAMILY: Wife, Nancy; one child RELIGION: Christian MILITARY: Army Medical Corps, 1981-87; Army Reserve, 1987-92 OCCUPATION: Physician POLITICAL CAREER: U.S. House, 1994- ADDRESS: P.O. Box 968, Melbourne...
BORN: July 7, 1957, Streator EDUCATION: U of Illinois, B.S., 1979 FAMILY: Single RELIGION: Christian MILITARY: None OCCUPATION: Congressional aide; state and federal official; hog farmer; sales representative POLITICAL CAREER: Illinois House, 1988-94; U.S. House, 1994- ADDRESS: P.O. Box 687, Morris...
...former world-record holder in the mile and a three-time Olympian, Ryun is a fundamentalist Christian conservative who stresses the importance of family, finances and the future, saying he wants to return to the principles of the Founding Fathers. He has done some grass-roots campaigning with his wife and children, but he has to keep it up to win this seat, which was Democratic for 20 out of 24 years before Sam Brownback took it in the 1994 election. For Ryun, the athlete and politician, this race could come down to a sprint in the home stretch...
...South Dakota farm boy and Christian conservative, Tiahrt has proposed abolishing the Department of Energy and supports the G.O.P.'s Medicare Preservation Act, which would have trimmed Medicare's growth by $270 billion over seven years. His victory in 1994 was considered an upset, and Tiahrt has a tough opponent in U.S. attorney Randy Rathbun...