The Christian right, otherwise referred to as the religious right, are Christian political factions characterized by their strong support of socially conservative and traditionalist policies. Christian conservatives seek to influence politics and public policy with their interpretation of the teachings of Christianity. In the United States, that means opposing any interpretation of the Establishment Clause of the U.S. Constitution that implies a "separation of church and state".
Jerry Falwell, whose founding of the Moral Majority was a key step in the formation of the "New Christian Right"
Demonstrators at the 2004 March for Life in Washington, D.C.
The Roberts Court in 2020. This court oversaw the landmark United States Supreme Court case Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization in 2022.
Evangelicalism in the United States
In the United States, evangelicalism is a movement among Protestant Christians who believe in the necessity of being born again, emphasize the importance of evangelism, and affirm traditional Protestant teachings on the authority as well as the historicity of the Bible. Comprising nearly a quarter of the U.S. population, evangelicals are a diverse group drawn from a variety of denominational backgrounds, including Baptist, Mennonite, Methodist, Pentecostal, Plymouth Brethren, Quaker, Reformed and nondenominational churches.
An event at Gateway Church, Texas
Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, California
The Goshen College Music Center (Mennonite Church USA) in Goshen, Indiana.
Jonathan Edwards was the most influential evangelical theologian in America during the 18th century.
