Remarks regarding the New Christian Right, given before the Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith at The Torch of Liberty Award Presentation

Identifier

PUA_MS147_438

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: Year(s)

1980

Date: Display

November 25, 1980

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

Source

Les AuCoin Papers, Pacific University Archives

Copyright

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-CR/1.0/

Type

Text