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Article: Falwell resurrects '21st century' version of moral majority.(People & Events)
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- Church & State
- Article date:
- December 1, 2004
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TV preacher Jerry Falwell has promised to start a new political organization that he says will be a "21st century resurrection of the Moral Majority."
Encouraged by President George W. Bush's re-election in November and Republican Party gains in the House and Senate, Falwell says the time is right for him to create a new organization that will press for anti-abortion nominees on the Supreme Court, push for a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage and advocate for the election of a "George Bush-type" conservative in 2008.
Americans United says the new organization is likely to be just another fund-raising gimmick for the intolerant TV ...