Ronald Reagan and the Rise of Religious and Secular Conservative Politics in America 1960-1980 1960 and it’s subsequent decades proved to be a remarkable time for the world in general, but very specifically for America. The first Roman Catholic president was elected; the birth control pill was introduced, and we confronted the question of nuclear war. We also saw the emergence of the Civil Rights Movement, the Anti-War Movement and the Women’s Rights Movement …showed first 75 words of 4492 total…

…showed last 75 words of 4492 total…on the radio airwaves by right wing talk show hosts who spread distortions and hate. It is waged in our courts by those who would overturn hard-won protections and freedoms. It is waged in our neighborhoods, mostly in the school board elections by those who would teach our children their narrow and inflexible beliefs. This is truly a struggle for the soul of America and it is Reagan’s lasting legacy for many of us.