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At the 1992 GOP National Convention in Houston renominating President [[George H.W. Bush]], many speakers appealed to the Religious Right, 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 Right, 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.

In his prime-time speech Rev. Robertson accused Democratic nominee [[Bill Clinton]] of devising a plan to "destroy the traditional family and transfer many of its functions to the federal government." Jerry Falwell denounced the Democrats for failing to mention God in their platform, as did President Bush himself.

In his prime-time speech Pat Robertson accused Democratic nominee [[Bill Clinton]] of devising a plan to "destroy the traditional family and transfer many of its functions to the federal government." Jerry Falwell denounced the Democrats for failing to mention God in their platform, as did President Bush himself.

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."

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>