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In a free government the security for civil rights must be the same as that for religious rights. It consists in the one case in the multiplicity of interests, and in the other in the multiplicity of sects.

At length a rumor reached our shores that the Prince of Orange had ventured on an enterprise, the success of which would be the triumph of civil and religious rights and the salvation of New England.

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And the Religious Right is back in the driver's seat.

Three years after being pronounced 'dead' by many pundits, fundamentalist political groups are riding high in Washington and many state legislatures

In the wake of that election we've seen an avalanche of literature purporting to explain the revival of the religious right and its implications for the country.

Wonder-working power: the roots and the reach of the religious right

The debate is futile not only because it gives legitimacy to the conservative Christian position, but also because the religious right has unfortunately succeeded in associating the term "Christian" with conservatism in the national psyche.

Identity politics: humanists and cultural Christians: in keeping with the policy of the Humanist to accommodate the diverse cultural, political, and philosophical viewpoints of its readers, this occasional feature allows for the expression of alternative or opposing views on issues of importance to Humanists

I do not consider myself part of the so-called "religious right." However, I did watch the show and was angered by the gross misrepresentation of the church and was greatly concerned about the potential negative impact that misrepresentation could have on the health and future of all churches and Christians.

Religious right?

"Activists on the religious right have no respect for truth," says Roger Lancaster, professor of anthropology and director of cultural studies at George Mason University in Fairfax, Va., and author of The Trouble With Nature: Sex in Science and Popular Culture.

They can't tear their eyes away; the far right is obsessed with gay sex. By making it seem dirty and shameful, they raise millions to defeat laws protecting gay men and lesbians

American fundamentalists number in the tens of millions, but not all of them believe literally in this apocalyptic vision, cautions Joan Bokaer, an expert on the religious right and formerly of the Center for Religion, Ethics and Social Policy at Cornell University.

Religious wrong: a higher power informs the Republican assault on the environment

Key themes developed by Wilcox are that the Religious Right is neither a recent newcomer to American polices nor a simple, monolithic movement advocating an agreed-upon single policy agenda for the nation.

Onward Christian Soldiers? The Religious Right in American Politics

A barbaric act, informed by twisted religious fervor: Griffin is the stereotypical Religious Right adherent brought to life.

What the religious right can teach the New Democrats: extremists aside, America's evangelicals have a message we all need to hear

The religious Right scored many significant political gains last year.

Cruel crusade: the holy war against lesbians and gays

These results, AU said, prove that the political prognosticators who pronounced the Religious Right a spent force after the 2008 elections spoke too soon.

Religious Right wins at the polls in November elections, Maine referendum