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appalachiablue

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4. Weyrich was very prominent with the New Right. I'd never heard of him until

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Sun Jul 21, 2024, 07:08 PM

Jul 2024

Thom Hartmann talked about him.

Paul Michael Weyrich (Oct. 7, 1942 – Dec. 18, 2008) was an American religious conservative political activist and commentator associated with the New Right.

He co-founded The Heritage Foundation, the Free Congress Foundation, and the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), and coined the term "moral majority," the name of the political action group Moral Majority that he co-founded in 1979 with Jerry Falwell...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Weyrich

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Movie on Christian Nationalism you must [View all] doc03 Jul 2024 OP

Watched the trailer and added to my list, anciano Jul 2024 #1

I saw it weeks ago and they are some scary people those xtian fascists! kimbutgar Jul 2024 #2

Frightening stuff I never heard of this doc03 Jul 2024 #3

Weyrich was very prominent with the New Right. I'd never heard of him until appalachiablue Jul 2024 #4

Also recommend "God & Country" Sienna86 Jul 2024 #5