WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

THE COLD WAR ERA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which group described itself as a political organization with religious goals?
A
The John Birch Society
B
The Great Society
C
The United Nations
D
The Moral Majority
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Moral Majority was an American political organization associated with the Christian right and Republican Party. It was founded in 1979 by Baptist minister Jerry Falwell Sr.

Detailed explanation-2: -In 1979, the Reverend Jerry Falwell founded the Moral Majority to combat “amoral liberals, ‘’ drug abuse, “coddling” of criminals, homosexuality, communism, and abortion. The Moral Majority represented the rise of political activism among organized religion’s radical right wing.

Detailed explanation-3: -He was the founding pastor of the Thomas Road Baptist Church, a megachurch in Lynchburg, Virginia. He founded Lynchburg Christian Academy (now Liberty Christian Academy) in 1967, founded Liberty University in 1971, and co-founded the Moral Majority in 1979.

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