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The Christian right dates back to the late 1800's with the creation of a group called the Ku Klux Klan. They were created in the South by white males who were predominately far right aligned. This group expanded through the early 20th century. They wanted to influence their politics and prevent another group such as African Americans from gaining more rights and more poltical influence in both the south and the north. Eventually the KKK klans started to fall apart and their was still a "need" for a group that can keep the white majority and keep the government aligned with their conservative views. There are no specific groups named the christian right, but their are groups that currently align themselves with a christian right stance, some of the groups are the Moral Majority and Westboro Babtist Church. They were involved in __the civil rights movement__ by trying to instill fear in the african americans by bombing homes and murdering african americans. They did not want the blacks to gain equal rights. They are currently involved in movements such as gay rights. They are completely against gay rights and they are trying to advocate against current bills in state congress that would legalize gay marriage. Another movement they are against is the Pro- Choice movement. They are lobbying and protesting against the movement by trying to change the court decisions on pivotal cases. Most of the legislation has not changed by influence of the christian but the controversy of the issue. Dominionism is a trend in Protestant Christian evangelicalism and fundamentalism that encourages not just __active__ political __participation__ in civic society but also attempts to dominate the political process. Other groups do not like the power that the christian right has in politics and government. They feel that America is ready to change and become much more accepting of other groups and new policies. Groups such as Religious Right Watch- it is a christian left group. Theocracy Watch is against the christian right restructuring the constitution to align completely with biblical law. Are against the moral stucture of the christian right.
 * Historical Roots and Development **
 * Historical roots/ groups against the Christian Right**

America has changed in ways because of how the christian right advocates their side of important issues. They have prevented severe change in some of the US Supreme court decisions and prevented america from rapid change that the christian right does not believe america is ready for.

As of now America is transforming its viewpoint from a conservative country to a country that is liberal. For an example America is in full support of gay marriage. This would have not been the case many years ago, as the Christian Church would have stepped in. It would be a lot harder for the Christian Church to step in due to the fact that there is a majority of citizens that have a liberal viewpoint and support gay marriage. Those citizens are backed up by the government. For an example President Obama on May 9, 2012 President Obama publicly announced that he supports same sex-marriage, which would greatly affect the voice of the Christian Right in America. The same transformation is processing with the abortion issue. The number of American citizens supporting abortion is increasing by great numbers. This shows the change American citizens are making towards a liberal point of view. At this rate the voice of the Christian Right will greatly decrease. With liberal views growing in American Youth, The future is very dim for The Christian Right. American Youth will grow and learn the ways of the liberal and forget the voices of the Christian Right. Members of the Christian right will be so small that the remaining member will lose their faith, and backslide into the liberal values.
 * Present and Future **

**Movements affected by the Christian Right** Civil Rights Movement- Since they are associated with the KKK they did not want integration of __schools__ and cities. They feel that whites are superior to every other race and that they do not need to be equallized to other races. They were involved by pushing political leaders in the south to keep the segregation of schools and businesses. They tried to elect officials that were against integration.

Pro- Choice- They are against abortion and they are refusing to give up the fight. They oppose groups that are trying to gain the political influence of the courts and trying to make it legal. Groups like Religious Right Watch are stealing their influence by stating that they christians for abortion and gay rights.

Gay Rights- They are also against the gay rights movement and will not support any leaders that are for gay marriage. For an example President __Obama__ on May 9, 2012 President Obama pubicly announced that he supports same sex-marriage, which would greatly affect the voice of the Christian Right in America.

People to know: 1879 W.J. Dittmar- Illustrator for the Union Gospel Press of Cleveland. 1916 Father Coughlin- One of the first political leaders to reach his audience through radio. He was able to reach a large audience. Was able to express his Christian veiws through this connection with his audiences. 1920 Hiram Wesley Evans- was an important leader in the KKK. His name in the KKK was Imperial Wizard. His daytime __job__ was as a dentist. 1950 Vaughn Shoemaker- Became the chief cartoonist of Chicago Daily News. He was able to put in Gospel and spritual messages in his cartoons and writings. He was able to Draw and write God's message on the largest newspaper for Chicago at that time. 1946 J.E. Russell- Drew Christian cartoons in the //The Cinncinatti Enquirer, was then called to draw cartoons in the Sunday School Times// 1960's Barry Goldwater's- political campaign draws much attention from conservative leaders. Made the Republican Party very attractive. 1974 Robert Grant founds the American Christian Cause as an effort to institutionalize the Christian Right as a politically active social movement. 1978 Robert Grant, Paul Weyrich, Terry Dolan, Howard Phillips, and Richard Viguerie found Christian Voice, to recruit, train, and organize Evangelical Christians to participate in elections.There goal was to gain groups of people to vote for certain canadites that supported the Christrian View. 1980 Washinington for Jesus was found. Was an organization planning to march in Washington in attempt to gain support for Ronald Reagan. Reagan was running representing the Republican Party, with Christrian views. 1987 Pat Robertson founds the Christian Coalition, which later becomes the most prominent voice in the Christian Right. Pat Robinson- Part of the 700 Club. Known for his bold comments and statements about his Christian veiwpoints.

In the 1800's Missionaries boomed into countries such as Latin America and Africa. They taught them the true vaules of Christ, and the teachings of the Bible.

Cites

"Charles Coughlin." //Wikipedia//. Wikimedia Foundation, 05 Sept. 2012. Web. 10 May 2012. < [] >.

"Christian Comics & Cartooning Pioneers - Late 1800s to 1950s/60s." //Christian Comics & Cartooning Pioneers - Late 1800s to 1950s/60s//. Christian Comic and Cartoon Pioneers, 1996. Web. 10 May 2012. < [] >.

History and Learing. "The KKK and Racial Problems." //The KKK and Racial Problems//. KKK. Web. 10 May 2012. < [] >.

Trotta, Daniel. "Obama Backs Gay Marriage: How It Plays with Christian Church Leaders." //The Christian Science Monitor//. The Christian Science Monitor, 10 May 2012. Web. 10 May 2012. < [] >.

"Why Did the 1800s Explode with Missions? - Christian History & Biography - ChristianityTodayLibrary.com." //Why Did the 1800s Explode with Missions? - Christian History & Biography - ChristianityTodayLibrary.com//. Christian Missionaries. Web. 10 May 2012. < [] >.

**Role in Politics** - The christian right has been trying to influence elections since when Robert F. Kennedy tried to run for president. This was their first prominent role in changing politics as a group. Except for their ties to the KKK

April 29, 1980 — Washington for Jesus founded by John Giminez, the pastor of Rock Church in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Pat Robertson, Jerry Falwell, Dr. William Bright, Benson Idahosa from Africa, and many other high-profile Christians marched on Washington DC, in an effort to support Ronald Reagan's presidential run. This event provides a place for the Christian Right to outline many of their beliefs in speeches and statements.

Regent University — founded in 1978 by Pat Robertson, (originally CBN University). Accredited in 1984, renamed Regent University in 1990. Has hosted important speeches by conservative national politicians since Ronald Reagan.

George H. W. Bush is elected president with the support of most conservative Christian voters. Bob Jones University — Protestant Fundamentalist university, founded in 1927. George W. Bush spoke at the school's chapel hour on February 2, 2000 as a presidential candidate.

1968 — Richard Nixon's presidential campaign uses a Southern strategy of exploiting racial anxiety among white voters in the South, eventually contributing to a realignment of the South with the Republican Party. "Christian Right." www.wikipedia.org. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 May 2012. .
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"Religious Right Watch." Religious Right Watch. Religious Right Watch, n.d. Web. 10 May 2012. .

"Theocracy Watch." The Rise of the Religious Right in the Republican Party. Theocracy Watch, n.d. Web. 10 May 2012. . Guide to the christian right. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 May 2012. .

Anonimous,. "Ku Klux Klan." Ku klux klan. wikipedia.org, 2011. Web. 10 May 2012. .

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//Christians Have the Right to Bully Gay Kids//. Dir. OnKneesforJesus4. //YouTube//. Youtube, 07 Jan. 2012. Web. 10 May 2012. .

//Focus on the Family Super Bowl Commercial with Tim Tebow//. Dir. PolitiClips1. //YouTube//. YouTube, 07 Feb. 2010. Web. 10 May 2012. .

//Robertson: God Will Destroy America Because of Gay Marriage//. Dir. RWWBlog. Perf. Pat Robertson. //YouTube//. YouTube, 27 June 2011. Web. 10 May 2012. .

//Robin Meyers on the Christian Right//. Dir. Talkingsticktv. //YouTube//. YouTube, 24 July 2006. Web. 10 May 2012. .

Village1diot. "Ex-Evangelical Rips The Christian Right." //YouTube//. YouTube, 23 Aug. 2011. Web. 10 May 2012. .