Word: fundamentalist
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...group of Fundamentalist Christian parents, led by Vicki Frost, a mother of four, attacked the school district's choice of such books as The Diary of Anne Frank and The Wizard of Oz on the ground that the works contained references that were contrary to what the parents regarded as God's teaching. The state of Tennessee argued that parents could not pick and choose from the curriculum; if they did, their children could not remain in school. Hull disagreed, ruling that parents could withdraw their children from the reading program but allow them to receive the rest...
...world-renowned Harvard child psychiatrist will testify in a closely watched suit in which fundamentalist Christians have charged that Alabama school children are being indoctrinated into the "religion of secular humanism...
...Washington, D.C., law firm of Hogan andHartson is conducting the defense. Their legalfees are paid by People for the American Way andthe American Civil Liberties Union. The plaintiffsare being financed by fundamentalist preacher theRev. Pat Robertson, said Coles
...inside the family to rally around. Televangelist Jimmy Swaggart, who had been openly critical of Robertson's political plans, reversed his position two weeks ago. At Constitution Hall, Oral Roberts was a late addition to the speakers' list. The next day Jerry Falwell, Bush's most prominent supporter among fundamentalist leaders, made the surprising announcement that he would curtail politicking in order to concentrate on his ministry. For his part, Robertson was sounding more parochial than ever. His speech was directed almost exclusively at the converted, summoning them to war against the "small elite of lawyers, judges and educators...
...government plays down the fundamentalist threat. One senior official describes the religious minority as a "few hundred" people who "cannot do any damage on a national scale." But others see it as a steadily rising influence, particularly in the universities. Few Egyptians can forget that it was a fundamentalist group that assassinated Sadat in a hail of bullets in October...