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Frequently the Nobel Peace Prize is given to non-Christian or liberal Christian religious leaders, but it refused to honor [[Pope John Paul II]] for his pivotal role in liberating his native [[Poland]] from [[communist]] control.
 
Frequently the Nobel Peace Prize is given to non-Christian or liberal Christian religious leaders, but it refused to honor [[Pope John Paul II]] for his pivotal role in liberating his native [[Poland]] from [[communist]] control.
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=== [[Edward Teller]] ===
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=== [[Edward Teller]] and [[John Wheeler]] ===
    
Edward Teller was a brilliant physicist who became hated by [[liberals]] for developing the [[hydrogen bomb]], for not supporting a security clearance for the [[leftist]] [[icon]] and communist fellow traveler [[J. Robert Oppenheimer]], and advocating a strong defense against [[communism]].  Teller won numerous prestigious scientific awards, but was denied the Nobel Prize and many felt it was for political reasons:<ref>http://www.stanfordu.edu/dept/news/news/2003/september24/tellerobit-924.html</ref>
 
Edward Teller was a brilliant physicist who became hated by [[liberals]] for developing the [[hydrogen bomb]], for not supporting a security clearance for the [[leftist]] [[icon]] and communist fellow traveler [[J. Robert Oppenheimer]], and advocating a strong defense against [[communism]].  Teller won numerous prestigious scientific awards, but was denied the Nobel Prize and many felt it was for political reasons:<ref>http://www.stanfordu.edu/dept/news/news/2003/september24/tellerobit-924.html</ref>
    
:He blamed politics and the fact he was known as the "father of the hydrogen bomb." His protégé, Lowell Wood at Livermore, said that if it were not for the bomb "chances are two to three he'd get the Nobel Prize. He's commented to me that if he reared up on his hind legs and denounced the U.S. government, he'd be a good candidate."
 
:He blamed politics and the fact he was known as the "father of the hydrogen bomb." His protégé, Lowell Wood at Livermore, said that if it were not for the bomb "chances are two to three he'd get the Nobel Prize. He's commented to me that if he reared up on his hind legs and denounced the U.S. government, he'd be a good candidate."
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John Wheeler was denied the prize for privately supporting Teller.<ref>"John Archibald Wheeler supported Teller and agreed with him on every major issue related to defense, including the Oppenheimer testimony ...." [http://www.pachs.net/events/archive/twin_sons_of_different_mothers_john_wheeler_edward_teller_and_the_cold_war/ Twin Sons of Different Mothers: John Wheeler, Edward Teller, and the Cold War Quest for Peace through Military Hegemony, 1948–1983]</ref>
    
=== [[Mahatma Gandhi]] ===
 
=== [[Mahatma Gandhi]] ===
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