Word: protestantism
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Activists like Skolrood believe that the Religious Right, far from fizzling, will now be "more sophisticated and more encompassing." There are compelling signs of a quieter political competence. Sociologist Nancy Ammerman of Emory University points to "grass-roots organizations all over the place putting the conservative agenda in place -- locally...
More than almost any other contemporary politician, Simon has left a paper trail of his philosophical career. For nearly 40 years, he has written weekly newspaper columns. Odd as it may seem in an as-told-to era, he has also written eleven books, banging them out on an ancient...
The West Germans are reluctant to push their economic growth, which is expected to be only 2% next year, because of a deeply ingrained memory of the hyperinflation the country experienced in the 1920s. Says West German Economist Dieter Mertens: "Inflation is regarded by most Germans as on a par...
You would think they're talking about the team's hardest playing defenseman. Leading scorers usually aren't followers of the Protestant work ethic.
On the Catholic side, factions of the Irish Republican Army and its offshoot the Irish National Liberation Army are leading the crime wave. Accused of taking in the money for the Protestants are members of the Ulster Defense Association and the Ulster Volunteer Force. In the interest of maximizing profits...