A movement that is neither. A 1980’s to 1990’s effort by Christian fundamentalist extremists to preempt government by undermining the basic separations of church and state. A group of like minded individuals – see Southern Baptists – who somehow became fixated with an extreme fundamentalist view of Christianity and are dead set on ramming it down the throats of everyone else.
The state of Virginia is a hot bed of the religious right, having the embarrassment of both Jerry Falwell and Pat Robertson.
by Bill Garnett July 22, 2004
The extremely ironic name for the shit-brained fascists who are fighting for control of America, and who put the Bush junta in power.
by Pace June 04, 2004
People who existed back in Biblical times, too. Only back then, they were called Pharisees, whom Jesus scorned as what they were: spotless hypocrites who flaunted their supposed virtue.
by Da Jezus April 24, 2005
foul, fascist heretics of the worst kind. believe that orthodox and catholics are not christian and should be treated like nonbeleivers. they sway the polls in underhanded ways to elect people like bush, and are quite the hypocrits. vote pro death penalty, but are considered pro LIFE, for example. also extreme homophobic republicans.
you know, those who consistently accuse and defame others of homosexuality are themselves, likely homosexual. this theory was proven when during the coldwar, the most paranoid, jaded, anti communist american officials were often exposed as KGB infiltrators.so really, whos the actual gay ones in this country?
by we dont worship mary, we worship christ November 30, 2004
A political movement of individuals espousing that their manifest destiny is to inculcate the US with their beliefs, both temporal and spiritual, for the good of mankind. (Naturally, the power of the country, once obtained, will come in handy for forcing this belief structure down the throats of all world people. Who can argue with 20 megatons of "convincer".) Their approach directly contradicts the Constitution and the Founders intentions, but, hey, those guys weren't evangelical fundamentalist so fuck 'em.
I exemplify by contradiction: the religious right have shown the rage to perpetrate the murder of individiduals to foster their causes (killing of abortion clinic doctors, or the "accpetable losses" of innocents in pre-emptive military actions.) This violates commandments, but they are both "right" and "religious". Same case they make against fundamentalist Islamists, isn't it.
by scott semper November 14, 2004
A group of religious extremists that are responsible for much of the misery present in the world today. A bunch of goddamned two face hypocrites who do not practice what they preach. A bunch of racist, homophobic pigs who cannot stand ideas like democracy, seperation of church and state, and people who think and believe differntly than they do.
The Religious Right embody so much of how Jesus Christ described the pharisees of old in Matthew 23.
by jesster79 January 29, 2006
People who often vote republican because of such issues like abortion and gay rights. Believe that their religion is the one true religion and they have the market cornered on spirituality.
by liberal July 24, 2003