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Christian right  

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  • The Christian Right is an American social movement among conservative Christians dedicated to restoring “traditional values” in public policy. The movement emerged in the late 1970s and became a central part of the American right and a fixture of American politics. [Source: Encyclopedia of Politics and Religion; Christian Right]

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