Sexuality as Viewed by American Conservative Protestants

The 1980 elections highlighted the resurgence of conservative Protestantism (comprising both Fundamentalism and Evangelicalism) into prominence in American public life. In the mid-1970s Fundamentalists and Evangelicals decided to abandon their long tradition of quietism and political passivity and to engage instead in politics. Their active entry into politics was signaled most notably by the emergence of the "New Religious Right" (also called "New Christian Right"), an informal alliance betw..