Word: zealousness
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...overwhelming majority of prayer advocates, of course, would be horrified by such tactics. It is their freedom to pray, they insist, that has been taken away by a zealous cadre of secularists, and they are only trying to reclaim it, without coercing anyone. Polls have consistently shown heavy majorities in favor of school prayer; Gallup reported last September that 81% of respondents who had followed the issue supported an amendment that would permit "voluntary" prayer, vs. only 14% opposed. Says Dan Alexander, president of a Mobile, Ala., organization called Save Our Schools: "We've allowed a small, very vocal...
...most of us did not hear what Scammon said, or did not fully appreciate it. The Iowa system of caucus voting for presidential candidates is radical, explained Scammon. The lowans attending their caucuses gather in groups according to candidate preference. Theirs is an open vote, easy prey for zealous organizers and subject to a wide range of human pressures and enticements right on the spot. The secret ballot, which is the very heart of our democratic procedure, was designed to prevent such distortions. The polling booth is everyman's temple, unassailable by blandishments from the outside world...
...Parental involvement is the key to getting funds, and it varies from zealous to non existent," says Koocher, adding that the involved parents tend to come from the upper-middle-class neighborhoods, where families are more education minded. "Our highest priority for the future should be seeing that all kids in the city get equal resources," Koocher says. Koocher has accused Lannon of catering only to certain influential parents...
...University President Malcolm Kerr last month. Within the mainstream Amal, young Shi'ites have attacked occupying Israeli troops in southern Lebanon with the encouragement of pro-Khomeini Shi'ite clerics, despite pleas from the Amal's leaders for passive resistance. During last week's fighting, zealous young Amal militiamen launched puritanical bottle-smashing attacks on bars in Beirut. Admits Ghassam Seblani, one of Berri's top aides: "There are people who will act independently in a situation like this. We will impose our own discipline on our members. They must behave properly...
...Chinese are accustomed to periodic drives to curb foreign influences. The latest effort was aimed at stemming the perceived dangers of Western mores at a time of increased contacts between Chinese citizens and Westerners. Officials raged against the "rotten" ideology, which "crumbles our faith [and] messes our thinking." Zealous party censors combed school and university libraries for polluting material. In parts of China, authorities ordered women to forgo cosmetics or to cut their hair short. One young worker was castigated for owning an art book that included a print of Botticelli's Birth of Venus...