Throughline cover image

Apocalypse Now

Throughline

00:00

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.

Transcript
Play full episode

The AI-powered Podcast Player

Save insights by tapping your headphones, chat with episodes, discover the best highlights - and more!
App store bannerPlay store banner
Get the app