Word: christianized
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...chief congressional architects of Reagan's 1981 tax cuts, Kemp opens a direct channel in voter memory to the era of good feeling that was early Reaganism. Though not identified with the controversial Christian wing of the party, he also has the longtime pro-life credentials to satisfy them. Originally from California, he polls well in that crucial state, where Dole is trailing Clinton by 25 points...
Part of the G.O.P. dilemma is the paradox of answered prayers. The interests of blue-collar workers and Christian moralists, the two groups that have flocked to the party since the '60s, don't always square with the interests of its third and most enduring constituency, freewheeling capitalists. Free enterprise is a powerful and munificent system that also has a way of eliminating jobs and stifling pay raises while contriving new threats to the moral order, from cyberporn to Courtney Love. And so the moralists and low-wage earners who are now part of the coalition sometimes see a role...
...order to set the N.F.L. record for pass receptions in the most consecutive games (177), a receiver needs impeccable timing, and that's what this former Seattle Seahawk and current Representative from Tulsa has. Largent, 41 and a Christian conservative, not only chose the right time to run for his first elective office--he trounced Clinton associate Stuart Price in '94--but also found himself at the center of a potent team of Republican freshmen. This father of four opposes abortion rights, favors a flat tax and thinks the Social Security system should be phased out. He is eager...
...CHRISTIAN COALITION: Somerset Suites Hotel; Hillcrest. In the heart of San Diego's premier gay neighborhood. Price...
...Federal Election Commission last week filed suit to stop the 1.7 million-member Christian Coalition from working hand in glove with the Republican Party to promote its candidates. Publicly, officials of the coalition, which raises $25 million a year, deny the allegations. Privately, however, the coalition is considering elemental changes to its structure. During negotiations to settle the suit, the coalition offered to form a political-action committee. It may go even further and, if pushed, convert itself into a more political organization, a move its leaders claim would actually strengthen the group. But outsiders have a hard time believing...