Conservative Resurgence

Jalia UngellMatthieu Chalard

Raymond Patel

1) Who was Jerry Farwell ?2) Moral Majority3) Television4) The playboy philosophy5) Feminism6) Divorce / Concubinage / Child abuse

Jerry Falwell Born on August 11, 1933, in Lynchburg, Virginia.

Died on May 15, 2007.

Religious leader, political activist, and television evangelist.

Founder of the Moral Majority

Protestant evangelist, he studied engineering, and then turned to religious studies after a conversion. In 1956 he founded a Baptist church in Lynchburg and later launched an extremely popular television programme, ‘The Old-Time Gospel Hour’, and established Liberty Baptist College. From 1979 his Moral Majority became a political force for advancing the social agenda of the religious right. His writings include Listen, America! (1980) and Wisdom for Living (1984).

Moral Majority U.S. political action group composed of conservative, fundamentalist Christians.

Founded (1979) and led (1979-87) by evangelist Reverend Jerry Falwell

Significant role in the 1980 elections through its strong support of conservative candidates.

One of the largest conservative lobby groups in the United States.

During the 1980 presidential election, the Moral Majority is credited with giving Ronald Reagan two-thirds of the white evangelical vote, over Jimmy Carter

Some issues for which the Moral Majority campaigned included:

• outlawing abortion• opposition to state recognition and acceptance of homosexuality• opposition to the Equal Rights Amendment and Strategic Arms LimitationTalks• enforcement of a traditional vision of family life• censorship of media outlets that promote an 'anti-family' agenda

Moral Majority Coalition

• In 2004, Falwell revived the Moral Majority name for a new organization, the Moral Majority Coalition.

• Continue the "evangelical revolution" to help conservative politicians get elected.

• "21st century resurrection of the Moral Majority"

• Falwell, was committed to leading the organization for four years, but died on May 15, 2007.

The impact of television

Traditionnal image of the American family

Tv shows and their message

The Playboy philosophy

• Hugh Hefner : Founder and owner of

Playboy magazine

• Sexual liberation

• Consumerism

Feminism

Origins: Why? When?

Second wave of feminism: Betty Friedan (The Feminine Mystique)

New goals

Divorce In 1980 : 22,6 divorces per

1,000 marriages

Jerry Falwell quotes an article published in U.S. News & World Report : 45% of infants born in 1980 will live in one-parent families

No good examples for children : no right vision of marriage

Concubinage

Only marriage fulfills human needs for security and love

Unstable environnement to raise children and have a family life

Marriage : involvement of the parents, espescially the father who has to be the leader

Child Abuse

Not only physical but also psychological