Full Pews, Musical Pulpits: The Christian Right at the Turn of the Millennium

Authors

Clyde Wilcox, Georgetown University
Ted G. Jelen, University of Nevada, Las VegasFollow
Rachel Goldberg, Georgetown UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

5-2000

Publication Title

Public Perspective

Volume

11

Issue

3

First page number:

36

Last page number:

39

Abstract

In early 2000, newspaper columns announced the death of the Christian Coalition. The Virginian-Pilot, which takes a special interest in the Virginia-based organization, ran a series of stories detailing organizational chaos and financial bankruptcy. Before the South Carolina Republican primary, the Washington Post wrote that the Christian Coalition was mostly MIA in the contest, and that its organizational strength in local churches had evaporated. Across the country, formerly active state Christian Coalition chapters were in disarray, and a spate of state and county leaders abruptly left the organization. Reporters routinely ask us if the Christian Right is finished, themselves confident that the movement is destined for the dustbins of history.

Keywords

Christian Coalition; Christianity; Religion; Religion and politics; Republicanism

Disciplines

American Politics | Christianity | Political Science | Religion

Language

English

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Repository Citation

Wilcox, C., Jelen, T. G., Goldberg, R. (2000). Full Pews, Musical Pulpits: The Christian Right at the Turn of the Millennium. Public Perspective, 11(3), 36-39.