Remarks regarding the New Christian Right, given before the Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith at The Torch of Liberty Award Presentation
Title
Remarks regarding the New Christian Right, given before the Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith at The Torch of Liberty Award Presentation
Description
Remarks by U.S. Congressman Les AuCoin given before the Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith at The Torch of Liberty Award Presentation to Morrie Greenstein on November 25, 1980, in Portland, Oregon. In his remarks, Congressman AuCoin expressed his concerns regarding the involvement of the New Christian Right in politics, and called for the rejection of "the substitution of rigid authoritarianism for open and free discussion in the political arena, in our schools, and in our communities." This is one of a collection of digitized objects from the Les AuCoin Papers (MS.147) at the Pacific University Archives. AuCoin served in the Oregon House of Representatives (1971-1975) and in the United States House of Representatives from Oregon's 1st District (1975-1993).
Creator
AuCoin, Les
Date: Display
November 25, 1980
Identifier
PUA_MS147_438
Subject
United States. Congress. House.
Legislators--United States
Bills, Legislative
Speeches, addresses, etc.
Religious right
Christianity and politics--United States
Place
United States
Alabama
California
Oregon
Copyright
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-CR/1.0/
Source
Les AuCoin Papers, Pacific University Archives
Type
Text