Religious Rights

Religious Rights

Religious rights emerged as a response to what the founders of religion saw as the sexual revolution. At the time of the movement’s formation, its main agenda was to ensure that abortion, same-sex marriage, and prohibition of prayers in schools are eliminated. The campaign’s goal at the time of its formation can be compared to what is happening in the modern world. Many religious leaders are fighting the governments trying to legalize abortion and same-sex marriage (Zucca, 2017). In contemporary society, governments are trying to pass laws that will allow women to choose when to have children, which is against the religious beliefs they see as murder. Another comparison that can be seen is that religious rights accommodate different beliefs in the world. All religious leaders have the same voice when advocating for change in society.

The contrast in the religious view from the time of its formation up to date is that religious leaders fought for the needs of the people in the past. In the modern world, it’s not only religious leaders who advocate for change in society but also political leaders support them in fighting for the amendments of the law that undermine society’s moral values. Modern religious rights movement advocate for the eradication of teachings of evolution in schools more so in areas where other points of view are not provided (Tom, 2020, August 27). This is contrary to what the early religious right movements advocated. At the time of the formation of religious rights, the emphasis was placed on the restoration of prayer in schools. In the past religious rights did not focus much attention on the politics of the nation, but in the modern world, religious rights have taken an active part in politics so that the leaders that are elected can fight for their needs.

References

Head, Tom. (2020, August 27). The Religious Right. Retrieved from https://www.thoughtco.com/the-religious-right-721631

Zucca, L. (2017). Religious rights. Routledge.