The Religious Right and the 1992 GOP Convention

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"The Religious Right Then and Now" shows the Religious Right near the peak of their power at the 1992 Republican National Convention at the Houston Astrodome. The short film highlights the extreme views of the Religious Right and includes footage of Presidents Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush and numerous right-wing activists: Pat Buchanan, Pat Robertson, Jerry Falwell, Ralph Reed, Gary Bauer, Phyllis Schlafly, James Robison, etc. It was produced in the early 90s by People For the American Way.

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[mardukgoose]

This is absolutely terrifying and yet 18 years later things are still the same.

Even after all of these snake oil salesmen have been exposed having gay sex, stealing from their churches and cheating on their wives people will still swallow their message. This video is a whos who of the most evil men to come from America in the 20th century.

[Rereversed]

I can't wait until all these people are dead.

[ReciprocalZeugma]

i am not defending the religious right morally but saying they do the same as the left do, they tell people what the majority at that time want to hear, hence a lot of repubs and conservative dems now coming out for gay marriage because its the 'new normal' in us politics... back then you could lose in many states just for working with a pro-gay rights group! the people at that "burning celebration" are nothing like 99% of even religious right, some revivalist fundies in the middle of nowhere.

[ReciprocalZeugma]

the RW applauded bowers v.hardwick which UPHELD anti-gay criminal laws in america.... until lawrence v TX as late as 2003! some of these people are genuine hate mongers but others are just either traditionalist or pandering to get elected or get the people they support elected- which politicians do all the time. like democrats who are philosophically anti-death penalty & anti-war and support full medicare for all, federal funded abortion etc. pander to the majority by saying otherwise in public

[ReciprocalZeugma]

I know that some republicans are far-right religious zealots but they are in the minority... this video confuses conservatives with mainstream views (45% of USA want major restrictions on abortion- banned except rape/incest/life of mother, over 60% want parental notification/consent for minors, 70% support Hyde Amendment on public abortion funding; when this was said in 1980/92 over half of the southern/midwest states they were going for still made it ILLEGAL for 2 adults to have gay sex

[Gmancrap]

The actual evil empire.

[Micheal Pederson]

F-ck these religious extremist people.

[kathy160]

please research on youtube alone some of the hateful and republican religious political words from republican within these last 5 years . republicans want to impose christianity in our usa land like the arab countrys run their government. not all but the majority say multiculturism, gays, and abortion are the ........... of usa.. that is republican ignorant hate.

[ReciprocalZeugma]

The speeches from this wing in 2010-12 (Akin "legitimate rape", Mourdoch "gift from God", Hagee "demons", Benefiel "harlot system", Angle "second amendment remedies", Trump's birtherism, Barton "US Christian nation", Paladino on gays, etc.) would be quite a bit worse...

[ReciprocalZeugma]

These people are nothing like Muslim jihadists. Jihadistgs speak of controlling the world by force and espouse hate, only a few of the speakers in that video were extremist ("kill homosexuals", "gestapo gays", "men and women won't love each other if they're equal".) The rest were just talking about their faith, their opposition to gay rights (which was a majority position in '80 and '92- hence Clinton/Dems passing DOMA in '96), anti-abortion and pro-family. Conservative yes, theocratic nuts no.