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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."
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." It charged that elements in the Democratic party, along with the media, entertainment industry, and academia, "are waging a guerilla war against American values" and "disparage traditional morality, denigrate religion, and promote hostility toward the family's way of life."
Shortly after the convention renominated him, Bush was the keynote speaker in Dallas at the Religious Right political rally, "National Affairs Briefing". Other speakers included Falwell, Donald Wildmon, Phyllis Schlaffly, Oliver North, W.A. Criswell, Richard Land, Adrian Rogers, Tim LaHaye, Gary Bauer, Pat Buchanan, Paul Weyrich, and Ed McAteer.
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.
==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.