Word: fundamentalistism
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...growing strength, Helms is not a charismatic man. People are stirred far less by his presence than by the fundamentalist message he preaches. He is moralistic, railing about good and evil, often simplistic and polarizing. His soft voice is a kind of disguise for the words he speaks. He has a mean streak and can be cruel to his opponents, taking public note, for example, of Senator Ted Kennedy's swimming skills...
...Globensky, his former campaign manager and a similarly obdurate conservative, was rejected by voters in the March 24 primary. The man who beat him, and who last week swamped Rodebush by 3 to 1 in a special election to fill Stockman's seat: Mark Siljander, 29, a Fundamentalist Christian perhaps even more conservative than Stockman...
...International Version (1978, Zondervan, 3 million sold, $10.95). Last year the N.I.V. rivaled the King James in sales, and it may be the Bible that finally breaks the King James' hold on Evangelical and Fundamentalist Bible buyers. This edition came about as a direct result of right-wing dissatisfaction with the Revised Standard Version. One hundred conservative scholars were assembled for the job; naturally they quickly restored the "virgin" to Isaiah 7:14 and followed other orthodox readings. But this is no biased Bible and is respected for its accuracy. For instance, it clearly indicates that the last verses...
...Rookie-of-the-Year Centerfielder Andre Dawson, 26, two Rookie Pitchers-of-the-Year (Rogers, 31, and Bill Gullickson, 22) and another star in the making, Leftfielder Tim Raines, 21. The team, painstakingly assembled through the farm system and presided over by Manager Dick Williams, a gruff but gifted fundamentalist, has produced a new top-flight player each year since the mid-'70s. Now there are enough in the lineup to perhaps tip the balance in a highly competitive division...
...scientific" form, creationism is the brainchild of Christian fundamentalists all across the U.S. Over the past 15 months fundamentalist groups have persuaded legislators in 14 states to introduce laws requiring creationist views in science classes; none has passed. During a presidential campaign swing through Texas, Ronald Reagan was asked his view on the teaching of evolution. His answer (an almost verbatim quotation of positions taken by the Moral Majority and the Rev. Jerry Falwell): "It is a scientific theory only, and it is not believed in the scientific community to be as infallible as it once was believed...