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The '''"Religious Right"''' also called the '''Christian Right''' or the '''New Christian Right''' was the organized Christian conservative movement in the politics of the 1970s and 1980s.
The '''"Religious Right"''' also called the '''Christian Right''' was the organized Christian conservative movement in the politics of the 1970s and 1980s. The name fell out of use after 1992.
It was based on the belief that the morality of our nation was eroding and thatChristians had to be mobilized at the local level to pressure the political system to reverse the damage.
It was based on the belief that the morality of our nation was eroding and that Christians had to be mobilized at the local level to pressure the political system to reverse the damage.
==1992==
==1992==
At the 1992 GOP National Convention in Houston renominating President [[George H.W. Bush]], many speakers appealed to the Religious Richt, including [[Pat Buchanan]], [[Pat Robertson]], Marilyn Quayle, Sen. [[Phil Gramm]], and Vice President [[Dan Quayle]]. They repeatedly proclaimed the party's mission to uphold religious and "traditional moral values" and accused the Democrats of a "radical plan" that would destroy these values. Declaring that the nation is in both a political and religious war, Buchanan charged that the nation is being overtaken by "barbarians" produced by the "public schools where God and the Ten Commandments and the Bible were long ago expelled." Important podium appearances were made by Ed Young, president of the Southern Baptist Convention; James Kennedy, pastor of the Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church; E.V. Hill, pastor of the Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church in Los Angeles; and Don Argue, president of the National Association of Evangelicals.
At the 1992 GOP National Convention in Houston renominating President [[George H.W. Bush]], many speakers appealed to the Religious Richt, including [[Pat Buchanan]], [[Pat Robertson]], Marilyn Quayle, Sen. [[Phil Gramm]], and Vice President [[Dan Quayle]]. They repeatedly proclaimed the party's mission to uphold religious and "traditional moral values" and accused the Democrats of a "radical plan" that would destroy these values. Declaring that the nation is in both a political and religious war, Buchanan charged that the nation is being overtaken by "barbarians" produced by the "public schools where God and the Ten Commandments and the Bible were long ago expelled." Important podium appearances were made by Ed Young, president of the Southern Baptist Convention; James Kennedy, pastor of the Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church; E.V. Hill, pastor of the Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church in Los Angeles; and Don Argue, president of the National Association of Evangelicals.
There was an undertone of anxiety, as shown when Robertson hosted a "God and Country" rally which attracted 3000 supporters of his Christian Coalition. Denying that the Religious Right had lost its political power, Robertson declared, "This is a resurrection here today. Reports of our death are greatly exaggerated."
There was an undertone of anxiety, as shown when Robertson hosted a "God and Country" rally which attracted 3000 supporters of his Christian Coalition. Denying that the Religious Right had lost its political power, Robertson declared, "This is a resurrection here today. Reports of our death are greatly exaggerated."
The GOP platfor, while affirming its neutrality toward any particular religion, declared, "We must not remain neutral toward religion itself or the values religion supports," particularly "our country's Judeo-Christian heritage."
==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.
* Blanchard, Dallas A. ''The Anti-Abortion Movement and the Rise of the Religious Right: From Polite to Fiery Protest'' (1994)
* Blanchard, Dallas A. ''The Anti-Abortion Movement and the Rise of the Religious Right: From Polite to Fiery Protest'' (1994)
* Martin, William. ''With God on Our Side: The Rise of the Religious Right in America'' (1996)
* Martin, William. ''With God on Our Side: The Rise of the Religious Right in America'' (1996)
* Micklethwait, John, and Adrian Wooldridge. ''God Is Back: How the Global Revival of Faith Is Changing the World'' (2009) [http://www.amazon.com/God-Back-Global-Revival-Changing/dp/1594202133/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1256035552&sr=1-1 excerpt and text search]
* 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. ''Onward Christian Soldiers?: The Religious Right in American Politics'' (1996)
* 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]
==References==
==References==