An Investigation on the Religious Demands of the Evangelical Movement from the US Political Institution

İngilizce (OpenAlex)

Evangelical movement or Evangelicalism was at the forefront of the political, religious, social, and cultural life of the United States in the 20th century, especially in the last quarter.After seeing some laws issued by the state as a direct intervention in their religious life, the evangelicals organized and entered the political scene.There are many evangelical organizations with different purposes under the Christian Right.The Christian Right has continued to convey its demands to politicians and conducts lobby activities since the 1976 presidential elections.After this date, the influence of the Evangelical movement on politics has continued increasingly.There are many issues on which the Christian Right Movement has concentrated.The main ones are antiabortion, anti-homosexuality rights, Israeli support, demands for Christianity in public schools, and anti-evolution.This study aims to reveal and examine the religious demands of the Christian Right from the political institution, which is mostly formed by the Evangelicals.While doing this, it explains the concept of Evangelicalism first, and then gives the historical background of the evangelical movement.It also reveals the reasons for evangelicals entering politics and their religious demands from politicians.