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Conservative Resurgence

Conservative Resurgence. Jalia Ungell Matthieu Chalard Raymond Patel. Who was Jerry Farwell ? Moral Majority Television The playboy philosophy Feminism Divorce / Concubinage / Child abuse. Jerry Falwell. Born on August 11, 1933, in Lynchburg, Virginia. Died on May 15, 2007.

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Conservative Resurgence

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  1. Conservative Resurgence Jalia Ungell Matthieu Chalard Raymond Patel

  2. Who was Jerry Farwell ? • Moral Majority • Television • The playboy philosophy • Feminism • Divorce / Concubinage / Child abuse

  3. 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).

  4. 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

  5. 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.

  6. The impact of television • Traditionnal image of the American family • Tv shows and their message

  7. The Playboy philosophy • Hugh Hefner : Founder and owner of Playboy magazine • Sexual liberation • Consumerism

  8. Feminism • Origins: Why? When? • Second wave of feminism: Betty Friedan (The Feminine Mystique) • New goals

  9. 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

  10. 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

  11. Child Abuse • Not only physical but also psychological

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