Posted on 05/02/2005 12:45:00 AM PDT by JohnHuang2
Amidst the worldwide furor over the death of one pope and the election of another, one of the best-known figures in Washington's evangelical Christian community quietly died April 18 of colon cancer. The passing of Diane Knippers, 53, president of the Institute on Religion and Democracy, came as a surprise. Friends and family say that even two days before her death on a Monday afternoon, she thought she was checking into the hospital only for a quick surgery. But she slipped away.
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