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

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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