Religious Right

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A coalition of right-wing Protestant fundamentalist (see fundamentalism) leaders who have become increasingly active in politics since the Supreme Court's 1972 decision in Roe versus Wade. Among its leaders are Jerry Falwell and Pat Robertson. The Religious Right sponsors a network of Christian bookstores, radio stations, and television evangelists. Opposed to abortion (see also abortion), pornography, and what it views as the marginalizing of religion in American public life, the Religious Right has also championed prayer in the public schools. In the 1980s it gave strong support to President Ronald Reagan.

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How to use Religious Right in a sentence

The Satanic Temple won a battle to put a display in the Florida state capitol, but the religious right is fighting a bigger war.
In Florida, ’Tis The Season for Satan|Jay Michaelson|December 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Will the GOP and the Religious Right ever shift their views on physician-assisted death?
The Beautiful Newlywed Who Made the Right Change Its Mind on Physician-Assisted Death|Samantha Allen|October 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Why she was the perfect spokeswoman to shift the GOP and religious right on the issue.
The Beautiful Newlywed Who Made the Right Change Its Mind on Physician-Assisted Death|Samantha Allen|October 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The religious right also has no leaders anymore of the remotest interest.
The Religious Right’s Slow-Motion Suicide|Michael Tomasky|September 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST

But I think the story of the politicized religious right is one of the biggest untold stories of our time.
The $1-Billion-a-Year Right-Wing Conspiracy You Haven’t Heard Of|Jay Michaelson|September 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
We shall not be suspected of claiming for the Established Church alone the religious right to sanctify the marriage obligation.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 379, May, 1847|Various