Abstract
New Christian Right (NCR) in America developed during the social ferment and upheaval of the 1970s, initially focusing exclusively on social issues such as abortion, gay rights, and school prayer, etc. which was a reaction to the moral decline in American society. In the 1990s, NCR adjusted their political style in addressing social problems, abandoning extreme positions and adopting mainstream politics. NCR was active in the country’s national political arena, aligned with the Republican Party and gained its political fortune. The purpose of involvement in politics was to apply traditional Christian values to American public policies, but in most cases because of the challenges from both inside and outside, NCR movement had to accept compromise in order to get incremental policy gains. Unless NCR attained its final aims, it was for sure that the movement would always be around in the American political arena. NCR made a valuable topic for academic research.
Highlights
New Christian Right (NCR), composed of Christian conservative and holding orthodoxy theological and political views, is willing to be involved in American politics
The second generation of NCR leaders decided that they would play political games according to political rules because they were impatient with limited gains achieved during the 1980s
New Christian Right in America faces with dilemma even though the movement itself impacts on American Politics so much
Summary
New Christian Right (NCR), composed of Christian conservative and holding orthodoxy theological and political views, is willing to be involved in American politics. The primary constituency of NCR movement is white evangelicals Protestants, but it draws support from politically conservative Catholics, Jews, and occasionally secularists. The second generation of NCR leaders decided that they would play political games according to political rules because they were impatient with limited gains achieved during the 1980s. How to cite this paper: Zhang, H.L. and Deng, A.N. (2016) Impact and Dilemma: New Christian Right in America. N. Deng litical pragmatism and improved tactics help the movement to accomplish unprecedented policy gains. New Christian Right in America faces with dilemma even though the movement itself impacts on American Politics so much
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