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Article: Ronald Reagan and the splintering of the Christian Right.
- Article from:
- Journal of Church and State
- Article date:
- September 22, 2006
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In the years since the Republicans took control of Congress in 1994, they have named buildings, airports, and even a freeway after their hero Ronald Reagan. Conservatives hail him as the father of modern Republican politics. The Christian Right celebrates Reagan's hero status more passionately than any other group. He is their champion, the man who brought them but of the political wilderness and into the halls of power. At the annual Christian Coalition meetings, politicians appear and hope to win the votes of religious conservatives by claiming a link to the former president. Reagan's image and ideas permeate the politics of the Christian Right to the point that he has ...