Religious Right

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
RR
Pronunciation
/rɪˈlɪʤəs raɪt/
Category
Community
Related Field
Religion

Examples in Context

  1. The man who denounced the religious right as " agents of intolerance " now embraces theocratic culture warriors.
  2. China's family planning practices are anathema to the abortion-obsessed religious right in the United States.
  3. Religious right groups, according to a Salon article, are freaking out about the show. They believe God created the universe and all living things in it.
  4. Mr Romney has joined the chorus of criticism against the administration, calling its new regulations an attack on " religious liberty ", apparently in an attempt to appeal both to the religious right and centrist Catholic voters.
  5. It's curious, also, that any felon, drug addict, or recovering hedonist can loudly proclaim a sudden embrace of Jesus and be welcomed without doubt by leaders of the religious right.

Other meanings of RR