Sentences with phrase «by ultraconservatives»

At a moment when civil religious symbols are more and more co-opted by ultraconservatives and the philosophy of liberalism seems less and less adequate as a guide to our public or private lives, a revival of public philosophy seems urgently needed.8 One of the tasks of such a revival would be to make the religious aspect of our central tradition understandable in a nonreactionary way.

On July 22, 1953, Oxnam appeared in a crowded congressional hearing room to demand that the Velde committee clean up its files and stop attacking Protestant clergy on flimsy charges, some of which the Century suspected were trumped up by the ultraconservative American Council of Churches.

«New York is under attack by an ultraconservative government in Washington that is threatening the progressive soul and economic base of our state,» Cuomo said.

The threats against Mary Kogut are part of a coordinated attack by ultraconservative lawmakers who want to block thousands of people in Missouri from accessing critical health care and Planned Parenthood services — especially low - income women, who often have nowhere else to turn for safe, quality care they can afford.

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Padre Beto says he fell afoul of the ultraconservative elements in the church who were outraged by his opinions.

«The Ivy League is ultraconservative by nature and doesn't want that change.»

He seldom has mentioned President Trump by name, instead tagging «ultraconservatives» who pose a danger to New York and the nation.

The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) granted $ 10,000 to Artists Space for the exhibition, but when the catalogue appeared with an essay by David Wojnarowicz that excoriated politicians and the clergy for their inaction in the face of the crisis — or for their outright attacks on people with AIDS — the NEA came under fire from ultraconservative politicians such as Senator Jesse Helms.

The epic struggle over clean energy that will define this century has been joined by the unlikeliest of Don Quixotes, ultraconservative oilman T. Boone Pickens.

The measure, which would have forced teens to notify their parents before terminating a pregnancy, and which was funded by anti-choice ultraconservatives, was voted down for the third time in four years.