The Religious Right Marches On After Dr. Falwell
Posted: June 1st, 2007, 9:53 am
From Reuters:
Post-Falwell, U.S. Religious Right remains a forceClick Here for Full Story
By Ed Stoddard
Reuters
Friday, June 1, 2007; 7:21 AM
DALLAS (Reuters) - U.S. evangelist Jerry Falwell has been laid to rest but it is premature to write the political obituary of the conservative Christian movement he once led.
They say the "Religious Right," a movement linked to the Republican Party that seeks to redraw U.S. public policy along evangelical Christian lines, remains a political force -- and doesn't need a unifying leader.
Falwell, who died in May at the age of 73, had been increasingly sidelined since 1989, when he disbanded the Moral Majority -- a group that drummed up support for conservative Republicans.
But the movement has moved from success to success over the years, even as Falwell's influence waned -- not least in playing an instrumental role in securing two White House terms for devout Christian George W. Bush.