Moral Majority
Reagan-era religious lobby
Moral Majority was a conservative Christian political organization in the United States, founded in 1979 and disbanded in 1989.
Led by televangelist Jerry Falwell, it mobilized evangelical voters around opposition to abortion, homosexuality, and the Equal Rights Amendment.
The term now refers broadly to religiously motivated conservative activism: The moral majority wants prayer back in schools.
Zealously advocating beliefs
- fundamentalismStrict adherence to core tenets
- family valuesBeliefs prioritizing domestic bonds
- traditionalismAdherence to inherited customs
- pro-lifeAgainst elective pregnancy termination
anti-abortion · school prayer · creationism · censorship · anti-pornography · American exceptionalism · anti-communism · religious right
Faith-driven conservative political coalition
- televangelismPreaching through television broadcasts
- GOPRepublican Party acronym
- Republican PartyRight-leaning American political organization
- grassrootsCommon people as political base
political action committee · voting bloc · endorsements · campaigns · advocacy · lobbying · membership · mobilization
Faith based on Jesus
- BibleChristian sacred writings
- faith-basedGrounded in spiritual belief
- doctrineEstablished body of teachings
- salvationDeliverance from harm
sin · preacher · televangelist · revival · born-again · Southern Baptist · Protestantism · sermon
Conservative party's stated positions
- culture warsConflict over societal norms
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
- ballot initiativesVoter-decided policy questions
- judicial appointmentsNaming judges to courts
separation of church and state · religious liberty · political influence · electorate · midterms · constituents · bipartisanship · policymaking
evangelical
Zealously advocating beliefs
- fundamentalismStrict adherence to core tenets
- family valuesBeliefs prioritizing domestic bonds
- traditionalismAdherence to inherited customs
pro-life · anti-abortion · school prayer · creationism · censorship · anti-pornography · American exceptionalism · anti-communism · religious right · social conservatism
Christian Right
Faith-driven conservative political coalition
- televangelismPreaching through television broadcasts
- GOPRepublican Party acronym
- Republican PartyRight-leaning American political organization
grassroots · political action committee · voting bloc · endorsements · campaigns · advocacy · lobbying · membership · mobilization · direct mail
Christianity
Faith based on Jesus
- BibleChristian sacred writings
- faith-basedGrounded in spiritual belief
- doctrineEstablished body of teachings
salvation · sin · preacher · televangelist · revival · born-again · Southern Baptist · Protestantism · sermon · righteousness
Republican platform
Conservative party's stated positions
- culture warsConflict over societal norms
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
- ballot initiativesVoter-decided policy questions
judicial appointments · separation of church and state · religious liberty · political influence · electorate · midterms · constituents · bipartisanship · policymaking · Capitol Hill
Moral MajorityACLU
Advocacy group for constitutional protections
progressive movement · New Left · Planned Parenthood · counterculture movement
Moral Majoritysexual revolution
Era of changing mores
gay liberation · counterculture · Stonewall · hippie movement · bohemianism
moral, morals, morality, morally, morale, immoral, immorality, amoral, amorality