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Legal attack on Christian Coalition no surprise
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The surprise in the Federal Election Commission (FEC) lawsuit
against the Christian Coalition for allegedly crossing the line
dividing voter education from political partisanship is not the suit
itself, but that it has taken so long. Since religious conservatives
became active in politics in the late 1970s, many liberal coalitions
have been looking for ways to intimidate those conservatives and
invalidate their full participation in the political process, which
liberals apparently believe oug...
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Christian Coalition Shrinks as Debt Grows
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Officials of Christian Coalition of the African Country of ZambiaVisit Officials on Capitol Hill
U.S. Newswire
; WASHINGTON, June 7 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Today the Christian Coalition of America hosted the leadership of the Christian Coalition in the African country of Zambia whose officials participated in meetings on Capitol Hill with Christian Coalition. The Chairman of the Senate Values Action Team, Sen. Sam
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Reed Stepping Down as Christian Coalition Leader; Political Consultancy Is Next for Organizer Reed
The Washington Post
; Ralph Reed, who as executive director of the Christian Coalition mobilized the nation's alienated Christian conservatives and made them a potent force in Republican politics, said yesterday he is resigning to become a political consultant. "I believe and hope and trust that my work in the political
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Once-Derided Christian Right Is Now Key for GOP; Presidential Hopefuls Court Christian Coalition
The Washington Post
; ... Rights Campaign Fund, which supports gay rights, to Americans United for the Separation of Church and State will hold separate news conferences to attack the Christian Coalition agenda and its power within the GOP. "The religious, pro-family community has reached ...
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