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The Moral Majority of the Religious Right
The film series Whatever Happened to the Human Race made waves in evangelical circles and helped amplify resistance to abortion. The moral majority's first objective? To get Ronald Reagan, a divorced actor, elected over incumbent President Jimmy Carter. John Avlon: Much of what evangelicals liked in Reagan is similar to what other Americans liked in Reagan.