Word: morales
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...Shaw’s heroes are men of moral passion.” (English...
...should set a deadline, not for bring American troops home from Iraq, but for revoking its authorization of the Iraq conflict. By repealing its authorization of the use of military force, passed in October of 2002, but not delaying funding for troops deployed in Iraq, Congress could undermine any moral legitimacy that President Bush can still claim for continuing to throw soldiers into the morass while avoiding accusations of undercutting troops in the field. When the conflict no longer has the blessing of Congress, President Bush’s continued support of remaining in Iraq will be in direct conflict...
...decades that followed, abortion and homosexuality remained his central targets. Though he folded the Moral Majority in 1989, he remained an outspoken foe of all those whom he believed would undermine the sanctity of life and traditional marriage - including, most notoriously, the purple-purse-carrying Teletubby Tinky Winky, whom he accused of corrupting children...
...1970s, he was big enough to lure the attention of Jimmy Carter, who was openly courting faith- minded voters in his own campaign for president. But Falwell cooled on Carter and within a year or two of his election turned hostile. In 1979, he started the Moral Majority, partly at the urging of two Republican political consultants. In 1980, Falwell moved the organization behind Ronald Reagan, buying anti-Carter ads on tiny radio stations across the South and Midwest...
...pornography and pushing for looser tax treatment of, and more generous federal grants to, parochial and Christian schools. Falwell also dabbled in foreign policy, supporting Israeli sovereignty against the Palestinians and opposing the Reagan Administration when it announced plans to sell early warning planes to Saudi Arabia. The Moral Majority lasted only a decade, until l989. But Falwell remained a controversial figure - and a go-to source for politicians and reporters seeking to know how the nation's growing tide of values voters would respond to various issues. Many other leaders did not care for his intensely partisan pulpiteering...