Ronald Reagan: “Evil Empire” Speech

( 1983 ) Commentary by Chester Pach, Ohio University

Glossary

Evangelicals Protestants who base their Christian faith on the Bible, believe that religious faith is the only way toachieve salvation, and strive to change the world based on their spiritual beliefs
infanticide killing of an infant
intercessionary prayer prayer to God to help another person
phenomenology a view that reality is a part of human consciousness and does not exist outside ofit
promiscuous having a number of sexual partners, often chosen casually
salvation delivery from evil or sin; redemption
secularism a conviction that religious ideas should not be part of morality
strategic regarding nuclear arms, descriptive of missiles or weapons that could be launched from Soviet or U.S. basesand delivered against targets on the opposite's soil

Ronald Reagan (Library of Congress)

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