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Much of the Religious Right organizing in 1992 was handled by he Traditional Family Values Coalition (TVC), headed by Louis Sheldon; the Christian Coalition (CC), created and led by its president, Pat Robertson; Concerned Women for America (CWA), led by Beverly LaHaye; and the Family Research Council (FRC), a division of [[James Dobson]]'s Focus on Family organization, but led by Gary Bauer.  The groups sent out 40 million "Family Values Voters Guides '92" to churches across the nation. The Guided hinted that Bush was the best choice, without flatly stating so.

Much of the Religious Right organizing in 1992 was handled by he Traditional Family Values Coalition (TVC), headed by Louis Sheldon; the Christian Coalition (CC), created and led by its president, Pat Robertson; Concerned Women for America (CWA), led by Beverly LaHaye; and the Family Research Council (FRC), a division of [[James Dobson]]'s Focus on Family organization, but led by Gary Bauer.  The groups sent out 40 million "Family Values Voters Guides '92" to churches across the nation. The Guided hinted that Bush was the best choice, without flatly stating so.

==Culture wars==

==Culture wars==

The National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities were established in 1965 and were used by subsequent administrations to further their political principles or fund constituencies until the early 1990s, when the religious Right objected to the content of some funded programs and forced politicians to oppose them. The arts endowment supports mainly independent artists and well educated, but not necessarily well-off, audiences; the humanities endowment supports mainly academics. Both have aided local economies but not the national economy. The history profession was affected when, under pressure from conservatives, George Bush commissioned a project to establish national standards for teaching history. When the report was published in 1994, it called for a multicultural approach that angered conservatives. Bill Clinton added to the 'culture wars' when he arranged the arts funding to go to museums rather than avant-garde artists. The battle over who should define and support art and the humanities is still unsettled.<ref> Richard Jensen, . "The Culture Wars, 1965-1995: A Historian's Map," ''Journal of Social History'' 1995 29(supplement): 17-37</ref>

The National Endowment for the Arts and the National Endowment for the Humanities were established in 1965 and were used by subsequent administrations to further their political principles or fund constituencies until the early 1990s, when the religious Right objected to the content of some funded programs and forced politicians to oppose them. The arts endowment supports mainly independent artists and well educated, but not necessarily well-off, audiences; the humanities endowment supports mainly academics. Both have aided local economies but not the national economy. The history profession was affected when, under pressure from conservatives, George Bush commissioned a project to establish national standards for teaching history. When the report was published in 1994, it called for a multicultural approach that angered conservatives. Bill Clinton added to the 'culture wars' when he arranged the arts funding to go to museums rather than avant-garde artists. The battle over who should define and support art and the humanities is still unsettled.<ref>Richard Jensen, . "The Culture Wars, 1965-1995: A Historian's Map," ''Journal of Social History'' 1995 29(supplement): 17-37</ref>

   

   

==Religious Left==

==Religious Left==

There are not many advocates on the "[[Religious Left]]," a newly founded movement meant to weaken the impact of the religious right, argue that moral issues and traditional family values are not important, but focus should be placed in government run and administered secular social programs instead.

There are not many advocates on the "[[Religious Left]]," a newly founded movement meant to weaken the impact of the religious right, argue that moral issues and traditional family values are not important, but focus should be placed in government run and administered secular social programs instead.

The religious left is declining in terms of influence and [[Conservative Christianity|conservative Christianity]] is growing in influence because the religious left in Christianity are losing many members and conservative Christianity is growing especially overseas.<ref>http://www.albertmohler.com/commentary_print.php?cdate=2005-06-06</ref><ref>http://www.lifeway.com/lwc/article_main_page/0,1703,A%253D151165%2526M%253D50011,00.html</ref><ref>http://www.cbn.com/spirituallife/BibleStudyAndTheology/Perspectives/colson020722.aspx</ref>

The religious left is declining in terms of influence and [[conservative Christianity]] is growing in influence because the religious left in Christianity are losing many members and conservative Christianity is growing especially overseas.<ref>http://www.albertmohler.com/commentary_print.php?cdate=2005-06-06</ref><ref>http://www.lifeway.com/lwc/article_main_page/0,1703,A%253D151165%2526M%253D50011,00.html</ref><ref>http://www.cbn.com/spirituallife/BibleStudyAndTheology/Perspectives/colson020722.aspx</ref>

    

    

==Leaders of the Religious Right==

==Leaders of the Religious Right==

[[File:Hong Kong Christians at Gateway Camp.jpg|thumbnail|right|250px|[[Hong Kong]] Christians at Gateway Camp. In 2005, there were four times as many non-Western World Christians as there were [[Western World]] Christians.<ref>[http://www.wnd.com/?pageId=30077 Is Christianity taking over the planet?]</ref>

[[File:Hong Kong Christians at Gateway Camp.jpg|thumbnail|right|250px|[[Hong Kong]] Christians at Gateway Camp. In 2005, there were four times as many non-Western World Christians as there were [[Western World]] Christians.<ref>[http://www.wnd.com/?pageId=30077 Is Christianity taking over the planet?]</ref>

 

 

 

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[[Christianity]] is the world's largest religion and it has seen tremendous growth over its 2000 year history.<ref>[http://users.adam.com.au/bstett/BChristianIncrease12.htm 2000 YEARS OF CHRISTIAN INCREASE]</ref> Christianity has recently seen explosive growth outside the [[Western World]] which often has cultures which are very traditional and [[conservative]].<ref>

[[Christianity]] is the world's largest religion and it has seen tremendous growth over its 2000-year history.<ref>[http://users.adam.com.au/bstett/BChristianIncrease12.htm 2000 YEARS OF CHRISTIAN INCREASE]</ref> Christianity has recently seen explosive growth outside the [[Western World]] which often has cultures which are very traditional and [[conservative]].<ref>

*[http://pewforum.org/Christian/Faith-and-Conflict-The-Global-Rise-of-Christianity.aspx The global rise of Christianity - Pew Forum]

*[http://pewforum.org/Christian/Faith-and-Conflict-The-Global-Rise-of-Christianity.aspx The global rise of Christianity - Pew Forum]

*[http://www.wnd.com/?pageId=30077 Is Christianity taking over the planet?]

*[http://www.wnd.com/?pageId=30077 Is Christianity taking over the planet?]

*  Thomas, Cal, and Ed Dobson, ''Blinded By Might: Can the Religious Right Save America?'' (1999).  

*  Thomas, Cal, and Ed Dobson, ''Blinded By Might: Can the Religious Right Save America?'' (1999).  

*  Wilcox, Clyde, and Carin Robinson. ''Onward Christian Soldiers?: The Religious Right in American Politics'' (2nd ed. 2006) [http://www.amazon.com/Onward-Christian-Soldiers-Religious-American/dp/081334333X/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1256035613&sr=1-7 excerpt and text search]

*  Wilcox, Clyde, and Carin Robinson. ''Onward Christian Soldiers?: The Religious Right in American Politics'' (2nd ed. 2006) [http://www.amazon.com/Onward-Christian-Soldiers-Religious-American/dp/081334333X/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1256035613&sr=1-7 excerpt and text search]

==External Links==

==External links==

*[http://isnblog.ethz.ch/religion/religious-politics-and-the-rise-of-illiberal-religion Religious Politics and the Rise of Illiberal Religion]

*[http://isnblog.ethz.ch/religion/religious-politics-and-the-rise-of-illiberal-religion Religious Politics and the Rise of Illiberal Religion]

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