Gary Bauer - Article Index

Encyclopedia - Gary Bauer: Encyclopedia Ii - Gary Bauer - On The Issues
On social issues, Bauer is staunchly pro-life, supports a Constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage, and prefers abstinence progr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - U.s. Presidential Election, 2000: Encyclopedia - U.s. Presidential Election, 2000
The U.S. presidential election of 2000 was one of the closest elections in U.S. history, decided by only 527 votes in the swing state of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Adrian Rogers: Encyclopedia - Adrian Rogers
Adrian Rogers,Th.D (September 12, 1931 – November 15, 2005), was an American pastor, author, and a three term president of the Southern...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Christian Right: Encyclopedia - Christian Right
Christian Right is a term collectively referring to a spectrum of conservative Christian political and social movements and organizations...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - U.s. Presidential Election 2000: Encyclopedia - U.s. Presidential Election 2000
The U.S. presidential election of 2000 was one of the closest elections in U.S. history, decided by only 527 votes in the swing state of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gary: Encyclopedia Ii - Gary - Place Name
Several places in the United States of America are called Gary (in decreasing population order): Gary, Indiana Gary, West Virginia Gary,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - U.s. Presidential Election 2000: Encyclopedia Ii - U.s. Presidential Election 2000 - Florida Election Results
On election night, it quickly became clear that Florida would be a contentious state. The national television networks, through informati...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Factions In The Republican Party United States: Encyclopedia Ii - Factions In The Republican Party United States - Religious Right
The term "religious right" is often used synonymously with Christian right because most of its members are fundamentalist Protestants. So...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Family Research Council: Encyclopedia Ii - Family Research Council - History
According to the organization's website, "the Family Research Council (FRC) champions marriage and family as the foundation of civilizati...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Project For The New American Century: Encyclopedia Ii - Project For The New American Century - Core Views And Beliefs
The PNAC website [2] states the group's "fundamental propositions", which are "American leadership is good both for America and for the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tom Ridge: Encyclopedia Ii - Tom Ridge - Early Life
Born in Munhall, Pennsylvania, in Pittsburgh's Steel Valley, the son of a travelling salesman and Navy veteran, he was the oldest of thre...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tom Ridge: Encyclopedia Ii - Tom Ridge - Early Life
Born in Munhall, Pennsylvania, in Pittsburgh's Steel Valley, the son of a travelling salesman and Navy veteran, he was the oldest of thre...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alan Keyes: Encyclopedia Ii - Alan Keyes - U.s. Senate Campaign In Illinois
On August 1, 2004, the Illinois Republican Party under the leadership of Judy Baar Topinka notified Keyes of the party's interest in his ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Christian Right: Encyclopedia Ii - Christian Right - History
Jerome Himmelstein writes that: "The term New Religious Right refers to a set of organizations that emerged in the late 1970s, the Moral...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Christian Right: Encyclopedia Ii - Christian Right - History
Jerome Himmelstein writes that: "The term New Religious Right refers to a set of organizations that emerged in the late 1970s, the Moral...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tony Campolo: Encyclopedia Ii - Tony Campolo - Quotes
"I think that Christianity has two emphases. One is a social emphasis to impart the values of the kingdom of God in society - to relieve ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Adrian Rogers: Encyclopedia Ii - Adrian Rogers - On Politics And Social Issues
Like many influential conservative pastors (for example, Jerry Falwell and Billy Graham), Dr. Rogers had been somewhat active in advancin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Iowa Caucus: Encyclopedia Ii - Iowa Caucus - Process
The Iowa caucus operates very differently from the more common primary election used by most other states (see U.S. presidential primary)...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - U.s. Presidential Election, 2000: Encyclopedia Ii - U.s. Presidential Election, 2000 - Nominations
U.S. presidential election, 2000 - Democratic Party nomination. Democratic candidates Bill Bradley, former U.S. senator from New Jers...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - U.s. Presidential Election, 2000: Encyclopedia Ii - U.s. Presidential Election, 2000 - Introduction
Al Gore publicly conceded the election after the December 12, 2000 Supreme Court decision in Bush v. Gore. The Court voted 7-2 to end the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - U.s. Presidential Election, 2000: Encyclopedia Ii - U.s. Presidential Election, 2000 - General Election
U.S. presidential election, 2000 - Campaign. In the campaign, Bush criticized the Clinton administration policy in Somalia, where 18 Am...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - U.s. Presidential Election, 2000: Encyclopedia Ii - U.s. Presidential Election, 2000 - Florida Election Results
On election night, it quickly became clear that Florida would be a contentious state. The national television networks, through informati...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - U.s. Presidential Election, 2000: Encyclopedia Ii - U.s. Presidential Election, 2000 - Media Post-electoral Studies/recounts
After the election, USA Today, The Miami Herald, and Knight Ridder commissioned accounting firm BDO Seidman to count undervotes, that is,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Christian Right: Encyclopedia Ii - Christian Right - Notable Persons And Organizations Said To Be Members Of The Christian Right
It should be noted that more militant figures such as Fred Phelps (progenitor of godhatesfags.com) have never had a significant following...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Christian Right: Encyclopedia Ii - Christian Right - Issues
Positions labeled "Christian Right", but sometimes held by only a minority of those commonly considered "Christian Right" include: The P...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alan Keyes: Encyclopedia Ii - Alan Keyes - Media And Advocacy
Keyes has done much and varied work as a media commentator and talk show personality. He hosted a syndicated radio show called "The Alan ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alan Keyes: Encyclopedia Ii - Alan Keyes - Racial Commentary
Keyes has repeatedly spoken in an unconventional manner on racism and slavery. He referred to George W. Bush as "Massa Bush" in the 2000 ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Christian Right: Encyclopedia Ii - Christian Right - U.s. Foreign Policy And Christian Zionism
Many in the Christian Right refer to apocalyptic and other Biblical prophecy in their support of Israel, and support of Israel is often s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Christian Right: Encyclopedia Ii - Christian Right - Dominionism
Some critics of the Christian Right including Sara Diamond and Frederick Clarkson claim that the Christian Right's political agendas are ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Christian Right: Encyclopedia Ii - Christian Right - Pro-republican Political Activism
National organizations (including the Christian Coalition and Christian Voice) and local churches have engaged in voter registration driv...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Christian Right: Encyclopedia Ii - Christian Right - Notable Persons And Organizations Said To Be Members Of The Christian Right
It should be noted that more militant figures such as Fred Phelps (progenitor of godhatesfags.com) have never had a significant following...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tom Ridge: Encyclopedia Ii - Tom Ridge - Public Service In Pennsylvania
He became Assistant District Attorney in Erie County, Pennsylvania in 1980 and prosecuted 86 cases in two years. In 1982 he successfully ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tom Ridge: Encyclopedia Ii - Tom Ridge - 2000 Presidential Election
Ridge served as a close advisor to GOP presidential nominee George W. Bush, a close friend from their simultaneous tenures as governors, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tom Ridge: Encyclopedia Ii - Tom Ridge - Homeland Security Advisor And Secretary
Following the September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attacks, U.S. President George W. Bush created the Office of Homeland Security within the Whit...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tom Ridge: Encyclopedia Ii - Tom Ridge - Work In The Private Sector
In February 2005, Tom Ridge was named to the board of Home Depot. Based on an article from the Atlanta Business Chronicle, Ridge's compen...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Project For The New American Century: Encyclopedia Ii - Project For The New American Century - Controversy
Increasingly there is concern that the policies of the group are best represented by a group called the Concerned Alumni of Princeton, or...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Project For The New American Century: Encyclopedia Ii - Project For The New American Century - Criticisms Of Position On Iraq
Many critics of the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq make the claim that the U.S.'s "bullying" of the international community into supporting th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Iowa Caucus: Encyclopedia Ii - Iowa Caucus - Past Winners
Bolded candidates eventually won their party's nomination. Candidates with an asterisk (*) subsequently won the presidential election. I...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Christian Right: Encyclopedia Ii - Christian Right - Dominionism
Some critics of the Christian Right including Sara Diamond and Frederick Clarkson claim that the Christian Right's political agendas are ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alan Keyes: Encyclopedia Ii - Alan Keyes - Presidential Campaigns
Keyes sought the Republican nomination in the 1996 Presidential election. United States Senate Majority Leader and World War II veteran B...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Project For The New American Century: Encyclopedia Ii - Project For The New American Century - Controversy
The PNAC has been the subject of considerable criticism and controversy, both among members of the left and right. Critics dispute the pr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Iowa Caucus: Encyclopedia Ii - Iowa Caucus - History
While the Iowa caucus has been the first such caucus each year in the United States for a century, it only came to national attention in ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - U.s. Presidential Election 2000: Encyclopedia Ii - U.s. Presidential Election 2000 - Nominations
U.S. presidential election 2000 - Democratic Party nomination. Democratic candidates Bill Bradley, former U.S. senator from New Jerse...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - U.s. Presidential Election 2000: Encyclopedia Ii - U.s. Presidential Election 2000 - General Election
U.S. presidential election 2000 - Campaign. In the campaign, Bush criticized the Clinton administration policy in Somalia, where 18 Ame...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - U.s. Presidential Election 2000: Encyclopedia Ii - U.s. Presidential Election 2000 - Media Post-electoral Studies/recounts
After the election, USA Today, The Miami Herald, and Knight Ridder commissioned accounting firm BDO Seidman to count undervotes, that is,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Factions In The Republican Party United States: Encyclopedia Ii - Factions In The Republican Party United States - Fiscal Conservatives
The fiscal conservative faction favors large reductions in overall taxation, reduced domestic spending, privatization of Social Security,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Factions In The Republican Party United States: Encyclopedia Ii - Factions In The Republican Party United States - Moderates
Moderates within the GOP tend to be, to varying degrees, fiscally conservative and socially liberal. While they share the economic views ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Christian Right: Encyclopedia Ii - Christian Right - Dominionism
Some critics of the Christian Right including Sara Diamond and Frederick Clarkson claim that the Christian Right's political agendas are ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Christian Right: Encyclopedia Ii - Christian Right - U.s. Foreign Policy And Christian Zionism
Many in the Christian Right refer to apocalyptic and other Biblical prophecy in their support of Israel, and support of Israel is often s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Christian Right: Encyclopedia Ii - Christian Right - Issues
Positions labeled "Christian Right", but sometimes held by only a minority of those commonly considered "Christian Right" include: The P...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Christian Right: Encyclopedia Ii - Christian Right - Pro-republican Political Activism
National organizations (including the Christian Coalition and Christian Voice) and local churches have engaged in voter registration driv...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Christian Right: Encyclopedia Ii - Christian Right - Notable Persons And Organizations Said To Be Members Of The Christian Right
It should be noted that more militant figures such as Fred Phelps (progenitor of godhatesfags.com) have never had a significant following...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Factions In The Republican Party United States: Encyclopedia Ii - Factions In The Republican Party United States - Libertarians
The libertarian faction of the Republican Party is pro-private property and pro-personal liberty. Similar to the fiscal conservative fact...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Factions In The Republican Party United States: Encyclopedia Ii - Factions In The Republican Party United States - Overlap
There is often plenty of overlap between the various categories. For example, a Republican may side with the "neoconservatives" on foreig...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - U.s. Presidential Election 2000: Encyclopedia Ii - U.s. Presidential Election 2000 - Media Post-electoral Studies/recounts
After the election, USA Today, The Miami Herald, and Knight Ridder commissioned accounting firm BDO Seidman to count undervotes, that is,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - U.s. Presidential Election 2000: Encyclopedia Ii - U.s. Presidential Election 2000 - Election Results
Vice President Al Gore came in second in the electoral vote even though he received 543,816 more popular votes than Bush. Such a close na...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - U.s. Presidential Election 2000: Encyclopedia Ii - U.s. Presidential Election 2000 - Media Post-electoral Studies/recounts
After the election, USA Today, The Miami Herald, and Knight Ridder commissioned accounting firm BDO Seidman to count undervotes, that is,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alan Keyes: Encyclopedia Ii - Alan Keyes - Early Life And Family
Born in a naval hospital on Long Island in New York, Keyes was the fifth child to Allison and Gerthina Keyes, a U.S. Army sergeant and a ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alan Keyes: Encyclopedia Ii - Alan Keyes - Diplomat
Just a year before completing his doctoral studies, Keyes joined the United States Department of State as a protégé of UN Ambassador Je...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - U.s. Presidential Election 2000: Encyclopedia Ii - U.s. Presidential Election 2000 - General Election
U.S. presidential election 2000 - Campaign. In the campaign, Bush criticized the Clinton administration policy in Somalia, where 18 Ame...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - U.s. Presidential Election 2000: Encyclopedia Ii - U.s. Presidential Election 2000 - Introduction
Al Gore publicly conceded the election after the December 12, 2000 Supreme Court decision in Bush v. Gore. The Court voted 7-2 to end the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tom Ridge: Encyclopedia Ii - Tom Ridge - Public Service In Pennsylvania
He became Assistant District Attorney in Erie County, Pennsylvania in 1980 and prosecuted 86 cases in two years. In 1982 he successfully ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tom Ridge: Encyclopedia Ii - Tom Ridge - 2000 Presidential Election
Ridge served as a close advisor to GOP presidential nominee George W. Bush, a close friend from their simultaneous tenures as governors, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tom Ridge: Encyclopedia Ii - Tom Ridge - Homeland Security Advisor And Secretary
Following the September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attacks, U.S. President George W. Bush created the Office of Homeland Security within the Whit...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tom Ridge: Encyclopedia Ii - Tom Ridge - Work In The Private Sector
In February 2005, Tom Ridge was named to the board of Home Depot. Based on an article from the Atlanta Business Chronicle, Ridge's compen...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alan Keyes: Encyclopedia Ii - Alan Keyes - U.s. Senate Campaigns In Maryland
After resigning from his diplomatic post, Keyes was drafted by the Maryland Republican party to run for the United States Senate in 1988....   » Read the article