Answer to Question #161319 in History for Keeli

Question

Who made up the moral majority

Answer 1

Summary

The moral majority refers to American political organization that is associated with Republican party and Christians rights(Cowan, 2018) . The organization was formed in the year 1979 by Sir. Jerry Falwell, the then Baptist Minister.

Explanation

The moral majority organization was formed by Falwell to mobilize the conservative Christians against the rising immorality in the United States society (Cowan, 2018). The idea of formation of the moral majority organization began back in the year 1976 when Jerry Falwell began gathering campaign rallies that were entitled “ I love America” to address some social issues in the society that he didn’t feel comfortable with. The campaign rallies were organized also to express Farwell’s decision to oppose the traditional rule of separation of politics from religion, a move that Falwell viewed to have accelerated moral decay in the United States (Everett & Crockett, 2020). The political rallies that Falwell organized in different places across the United States, he gained public support for his social organization, and above all, there was also a rise in his political profile as a leader, and he became very famous in Virginia, where his organization was headquartered (Everett & Crockett, 2020). The moral majority organization was formed to address some of the social issues in the society that includes: promotion of traditional family values that had been eroded, opposing the homosexual act that had been accepted by the state, prohibition of rape, abortion, and incest (Cowan, 2018). The organization also championed for and supported Christianity in schools. Later on, in the 1980s the organization started dwindling due to insufficient financial support. Having achieved the predetermined goals for which the organization was formed, Falwell and his associates decided to dissolve the organization in the year 1989.

Reference

Cowan, B. A. (2018). A hemispheric moral majority: Brazil and the transnational construction of the New Right. Revitas Brasilia de Political International, 61(2).

Everett, J. A., Colombatto, C., Chituc, V., Brady, W. J., & Crockett, M. (2020). The effectiveness of moral messages on public health behavioral intentions during the COVID-19 pandemic.