Paul Weyrich
Religious Leader
1942 – 2008
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Who was Paul Weyrich?
Paul Michael Weyrich was an American religious conservative political activist and commentator, most notable as a figurehead of the New Right. He co-founded the conservative think tanks, the Heritage Foundation, the Free Congress Foundation, and the American Legislative Exchange Council. He coined the term "moral majority", the name of the political action group Moral Majority that he co-founded in 1979 with Jerry Falwell. He switched from the Roman Rite of the Roman Catholic Church to that of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church and was ordained protodeacon.
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- Born
- Oct 7, 1942
Racine - Also known as
- Paul M. Weyrich
- Parents
- Spouses
- Children
- Religion
- Eastern Orthodox Church
- Catholicism
- Ethnicity
- Caucasian race
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- University of Wisconsin-Madison
- Employment
- Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
- WISN-TV
- WAXO-FM
- News director, KQXI
- Press Secretary, Gordon L. Allott
- Co-Publisher, Conservative Digest
- President, Krieble Institute
(1989 - 1996)
- Died
- Dec 18, 2008
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital - Resting place
- Fairfax Memorial Park
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on July 23, 2013
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