The Christian right are Christian political factions characterized by their strong support of socially conservative and traditionalist policies. Christian conservatives seek to influence politics and public policy with their interpretation of the teachings of Christianity.
In the United States, the Christian right (otherwise known as the New Christian Right or the Religious Right) The Christian right draws additional support from politically conservative mainline Protestants, Orthodox Jews, and LDS. The movement in American politics became a dominant feature of U.S. conservatism from the late 1970s onwards. Its influence draws from grassroots activism as well as from focus on social issues and the ability to motivate the electorate around those issues. school prayer, temperance, and Sunday Sabbatarianism, as well as opposition to the teaching of biological evolution, LGBTQ rights, abortion, embryonic stem cell research,
Terminology
In the United States, the Christian right is otherwise known as the New Christian Right (NCR) or the Religious Right,