religious right
(uncountable, chiefly, US) Right-wing, religious (especially Christian) political movements characterized by their support of socially conservative policies.
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In the new #episode of the Truce podcast, we're discussing Reagan's failed missile shield that cost the taxpayers huge sums of money. It also became a pet project of the Religious Right. Learn more at www.trucepodcast…
Rise of the religious right/secularization (two are certainly linked). I assume race and gender are under the multiculturalism/neo-fascism trend?
The religious right is anti-consent.
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(uncountable, chiefly, US) Right-wing, religious (especially Christian) political movements characterized by their support of socially conservative policies.
However, many members of the religious right don't think prayer in public schools should be commonplace.
“In the new #episode of the Truce podcast, we're discussing Reagan's failed missile shield that cost the taxpayers huge sums of money. It also became a pet project of the Religious Right. Learn more at www.trucepodcast.com”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Rise of the religious right/secularization (two are certainly linked). I assume race and gender are under the multiculturalism/neo-fascism trend?”
— Bluesky· May 2026“The religious right is anti-consent.”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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