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- n. A conflict between secular and religious authorities, especially the struggle between the Roman Catholic Church and the German government under Bismarck.
Etymologies
Examples
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In general, he does point out that even the man who coined the term kulturkampf culture war, Pat Buchanan, "is calling for an 'armistice' in the culture war and encouraging conservatives to give up fighting for a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage."
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But the kulturkampf was a battle against the very institutions, the faith-based organizations or parachurch ministries, through which people of particular religious convictions preserve, develop, propagate, and exemplify those convictions in society.
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From the first days of the Obama administration, there has been a kulturkampf culture clash against Catholic institutions not seen since the days of the Iron Chancellor of Germany, Otto von Bismarck.
Ken Blackwell: Will Obama Destroy Franciscan University of Steubenville?
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He seems to be taking his defeat with the Egyptian equivalent of Al Gore-like grace, the “accused” anti-Semite blaming a Jewish conspiracy and declaring a kulturkampf on Israel (but not Jews, of course).
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In other words, the BNP today is more a product of kulturkampf than racist tension.
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The Christmas kulturkampf is a growth industry in a shrinking economy, providing an effective boost for conservative fundraising and a ratings bonanza for right-wing media.
Max Blumenthal: The White Nationalist Cabal Behind O'Reilly's Christmas Crusade
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There are more types of kulturkampf than previously thought.
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Most students of immigration politics trace the origins of the Republican anti-migrant kulturkampf (culture war) to then-California Gov.
Roberto Lovato: Don't Look to Democrats for Immigrant Rights
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(CD's of those broadcasts will soon be available on Focus on the Family's website, with all proceeds going to support Dobson's kulturkampf -- and his paycheck).
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January 27, 2008