Onward Christian Soldiers?: The Religious Right In American Politics

The Story

They have money, influence, power--and they turn out to vote. They are credited with delivering a significant part of the Republicans' stunning 1994 electoral success, which foreshadowed their status as major players in the elections of 1996.'They' are groups like the Moral Majority, the Christian Coalition, and the Religious Right. But are they the greatest threat to liberty since Hitler or the last defenders of religious freedom and family values in America? In his book Clyde Wilcox tells us who they are, what their history has been in twentieth-century American politics, and how they might organize themselves for future political effectiveness.