Religious right

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.

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.

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.

The religious left are 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.

Leaders of the Religious Right

• Jerry Falwell
• Pat Robertson
• James Dobson
• Ted Haggard

Further reading

• 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)
• 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)