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Religious Right
- 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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The Becket Fund, a religious right organization, is suing on behalf of parents who want to opt their kids out of lessons involving these books, claiming that mere exposure to the books violates their religious beliefs.
If the Supreme Court rules for the religious right, "I don't think that explicit bans are likely, in the sense that school districts would forbid students from having certain books," explained Ian Millhiser, the legal analyst at Vox.
After all, Trump is treated not just as a fellow Christian, but something closer to a savior figure by the religious right.
"The religious right has reached young men through new media with incredible success, but has largely struggled to reach young women," added Taylor Leigh, a former evangelical who hosts the Antibot YouTube channel, which analyzes and criticizes evangelical culture.
Especially for the religious right, which most Republicans are aligned with, the goal is getting women out of the dirty business of politics, so they can focus their energies on tending home and hearth.
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