The Moral Majority was a political organization of the United States which had an agenda of evangelical Christian-oriented political lobbying. It dissolved during 1989. Look up Agenda in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Christianity is a monotheistic[1] religion centered on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as presented in the New Testament. ... It has been suggested that Interest representation: Academic overview be merged into this article or section. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

History

Moral Majority was initiated as a result of a struggle for control of an American conservative Christian advocacy group known as Christian Voice during 1978. During a news conference by Christian Voice's founder, Robert Grant, he claimed that the Religious Right was a "sham... controlled by three Catholics and a Jew." Paul Weyrich, Terry Dolan, Richard Viguerie and Howard Phillips left Christian Voice. During a 1979 meeting, they urged televangelist Jerry Falwell to found Moral Majority. This was also the beginning of the New Christian Right.^[1][2]. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... Dr. Robert Grant is often called the father of the modern Christian right in America. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Paul M. Weyrich (born October 7, 1942, in Racine, Wisconsin) is a US conservative political activist and commentator. ... John T. Terry Dolan (1950–1986) was chairman of the National Conservative Political Action Committee. ... Please wikify (format) this article or section as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... Howard Phillips (born February 6, 1941 in Boston, Massachusetts) is an American conservative political figure. ... For the song by the Smashing Pumpkins, see 1979 (song). ... Jerry Falwell (born August 11, 1933) is a fundamentalist pastor and televangelist from the United States. ... New Right is used in several countries as a descriptive term for various forms of conservative, right-wing, or self-proclaimed dissident oppositional movements and groups that emerged in the mid- to late twentieth century. ...

Moral Majority was an organization made up of conservative Christian political action committees, which campaigned on issues its personnel believed were important to maintaining its Christian conception of moral law, a conception they believed represented the opinions of the majority of Americans (hence the movement's name). With a membership of millions, the Moral Majority was one of the largest conservative lobby groups in the United States. Some issues for which it campaigned:

• outlawing abortion
• opposition to state recognition and acceptance of homosexuality
• enforcement of a traditionalist vision of family life
• censorship of media outlets that promote what it labeled as an 'anti-family' agenda

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Falwell was the organization's best known spokesperson throughout the 1980s. By 1982, Moral Majority surpassed Christian Voice in size and influence. The organization dissolved officially in 1989 but lives on in the Christian Coalition network initiated by Pat Robertson. 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the organization presently operating in the United States. ... Marion Gordon Pat Robertson (born March 22, 1930) is a televangelist from the United States. ...

In 1981, a series of exposés (later nominated for the Pulitzer Prize) by Memphis reporter Mike Clark led to some condemning the interactions between the Moral Majority and the Republican Party. 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Pulitzer Prize is an American award regarded as the highest national honor in print journalism, literary achievements, and musical composition. ... For other uses, see Memphis (disambiguation). ... Michael Stephen Mike Clark was a popular newspaper columnist in the 1970s and 1980s. ...

The Moral Majority Coalition

In November 2004, Falwell revived the Moral Majority name for a new organization, the Moral Majority Coalition. The intent of the organization is to continue the "evangelical revolution" to help conservative politicians get elected. Referring to the Coalition as a "21st century resurrection of the Moral Majority," Falwell, a father of the modern "religious right" political movement, committed to leading the organization for four years, but died on May 15, 2007. shelby was here 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Pop culture references

• The punk rock band Green Day makes a reference to the moral majority in their single "Minority" with the line "I want to be the minority/I don't need your authority/Down with the moral majority/'cause I want to be the minority".

• The industrial rock band "KMFDM" mentions the moral majority in their song "WW III" (or World War 3) WWIII (album), in one of their lines, "War on the moral majority, on corporate.com imperialism".

• The hardcore punk band Dead Kennedys had a song called "Moral Majority" on their EP In God We Trust, Inc. and as the B-side of their single "Nazi Punks Fuck Off!". The song's introduction is a satirical spoken word piece from the point of view of a hypocritical televangelist and a rendition of the spiritual "Rock of Ages" segueing into the Mickey Mouse Club theme.

• The Circle Jerks, another hardcore punk band, also had a song called "Moral Majority" on their second LP Wild in the Streets.

• The DC hardcore punk band, Youth Brigade (not to be confused with the California band, with the same name) put a song called Moral Majority on the 1982 Dischord Records compilation, Flex Your Head.

• In the movie Airplane II: The Sequel a large-breasted woman wears a very revealing T-shirt with the words "Moral Majority" printed upon it.

• Monty Python's "The Oral Majority" sketch is a direct parody.

• '80s/'90s band Pop Will Eat Itself use a sample of a Jerry Falwell speech in a track, opening their Cure for Sanity album, called "The Incredible PWEI vs. the Moral Majority".

• The Welsh band The Manic Street Preachers sing "Number one - the best - no excuse from me I am here to serve the moral majority" (sarcastically) in their song "Ifwhiteamericatoldthetruthforonedayitsworldwouldfallapart".

• The Infocom game Leather Goddesses of Phobos begins the game with the message "This [game] is also unsuitable for censors, members of the Moral Majority, and anyone else who thinks that sex is dirty rather than fun."

• In the Sierra On-Line game Leisure Suit Larry 5: Passionate Patti Does a Little Undercover Work, among the many signs at the airport terminals, one reads: "Where does the Moral Majority turn to promote censorship and creeping Fascism? 'Slant,' the Holier-Than-Thou Newsweekly. No liberal pandering, no pinko editorial cartoons, no objective journalism... just good ol' fashioned Fundamentalism. Printed on 100% recycled environmentalists."

• During a scene in the film Scream 2, a class of students discusses the impact of pop culture on real-life violence. When it is implied that the fictional movie Stab was the influence for the murder of a young couple, CiCi (played by Sarah Michelle Gellar) replies: "That is so moral majority."

• The Grunge band, L7 refers to itself as "neither moral, nor majority" in its song "Pretend we're dead" on its third studio album, Bricks Are Heavy.

• A popular bumper sticker displayed by opponents of the group read: "The Moral Majority is Neither!"

• In the Marvel comic Cable (comics) volume 2 #1 Garrison Kane says: "They make the SS, Khmer Rouge and Moral Majority look like a knitting club!" while referring to the future Citizen's Protectorate.

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Notable people within the movement

• Richard Viguerie
• Paul Weyrich
• Jerry Falwell (Founder)
• Robert Grant
• Pat Robertson
• Tim LaHaye
• Beverly LaHaye
• Judith A. Reisman
• Charles Stanley (radio evangelist)
• James Kennedy (televangelist)

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See also

• Moralism (Note that the Moral Majority was not 'moralist' in the humanist sense.)