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How fear of 'critical thinking' drives Christian nationalists’ 'rising authoritarianism': ex-evangelical
13 Jan 2025 21:37 GMT
… up in the evangelical church in the piney woods … "Everything outside the Christian framework — including secular music, … of Jerry Falwell Sr.'s Moral Majority and its … these fears, helping translate religious anxieties about intellectual corruption …
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The unforeseen consequences of Jimmy Carter's public displays of Christianity
09 Jan 2025 15:30 GMT
… . But conservative Christian pastors and religious-right leaders were … the Moral Majority. The religious-right organization worked with evangelical churches … across the country to mobilize conservative Christians and register new voters. Falwell …
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Why I Am Not a Christian Nationalist, Part 2
09 Jan 2025 17:13 GMT
… as the difference between Jerry Falwell and his son by … tangents of religions. But I argue that this Christian Nationalism (I … attempt to “weaponize” fundamentalist Christianity against a rising trend toward … as Nixon’s so-called Moral Majority was part of an …
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Jimmy Carter’s Faith Redefined Religion in U.S. Presidential Politics
09 Jan 2025 15:43 GMT
… embraced the religious right’s agenda. Jerry Falwell, founder of the Moral Majority, mobilized … the Republican Party and conservative Christians. Despite this shift, Carter’ … Baptist Fellowship, which emphasized church-state separation and gender equality …
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Church and State: History-making Duke professor encountered Carter in both
08 Jan 2025 22:55 GMT
… been eulogized in numerous church and state observances during … professor, Carter was breaking church barriers with a unique … said, before acknowledging the Moral Majority’s 1979 birth that … congregation of Maranatha Baptist Church.
Carter was a personal …
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'A statesman and true Christian,' Jimmy Carter held LU's spotlight at 2018 graduation
03 Jan 2025 13:02 GMT
… CARTER CENTER, MARANATHA BAPTIST CHURCH
At Liberty University’s … and a true Christian. While Christians may disagree about … Falwell, was at odds with Carter politically and through The Moral Majority … Humanity, dedication to Christian service regardless of his …
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Falwell Jr. reflects on friendship beyond politics with former President Jimmy Carter
31 Dec 2024 01:59 GMT
… ; said Falwell. "He was just full of love. His Christian spirit … father, evangelist Jerry Falwell Sr. founded the Moral Majority and often criticized Carter … .
Falwell says his relationship with …
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Died: President Jimmy Carter, Politician, Peanut Farmer, and Christian
30 Dec 2024 02:17 GMT
… was a theologically conservative Christian with a liberal political … in the separation of church and state.
His Southern … to the desires of religious conservatives.
Moral majority
Carter’s presidency did … . Generally dismissed as a Catholic issue in this era, …
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Faith of Jimmy Carter: A born-again Christian, progressive evangelical
29 Dec 2024 21:52 GMT
… defection at home.
Fellow Christians, unwavering adversaries
The Religious Right, though an … Butler said.
In 1979, Falwell formed the Moral Majority, while Southern Baptist Convention … on racial reconciliation. For example, churches in Macon, Georgia, and …
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Anita Bryant, singer notorious for anti-gay campaigning
16 Jan 2025 23:50 GMT
… Bryant, a hugely successful Christian singer, was outraged. She … the religious right, enlisting the likes of Jerry Falwell, the … televangelist who formed the political organisation Moral Majority … in her local Baptist church and, from the age …