religion and social protest

• Who is the author that discusses the relationship between religion and social change in 2003?

  Bruce
• What was the aim of the American civil rights movement in the 1950s and 1960s?

  • End racial segregation
  • Achieve legal and political rights for Black people
• What significant event did Rosa Parks initiate in 1955?

  Refused to sit at the back of a bus
• What was the outcome of the civil rights movement in 1964?

  Segregation was outlawed
• How did religion contribute to the civil rights movement according to Bruce?

  It provided support and moral legitimacy
• What role did churches play in the civil rights movement?

  Provided meeting places and sanctuary
• How did rituals like prayer meetings help civil rights activists?

  They created unity in the face of oppression
• How does religion allow protesters to take the moral high ground?

  It provides a strong ethical foundation
• What was the significance of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s funeral for the civil rights movement?

  It acted as a rallying point for the cause
• How do churches act as honest brokers in social conflicts?

  They are respected by both sides in a conflict
• How do Black churches mobilize public opinion?

  They encourage collective action across America
• What is the New Christian Right described as?

  A conservative Protestant fundamentalist movement
• What are some aims of the New Christian Right?

  Make abortion and homosexuality illegal
• Compare the American civil rights movement and the New Christian Right.

  • Both are religiously inspired protest movements
  • Civil rights movement outlawed segregation
  • New Christian Right has not achieved its aims
• Why does Bruce believe the civil rights movement was more successful than the New Christian Right?

  It achieved equality for Black people
• What societal belief contradicts the New Christian Right's aims?

  Americans believe in separation of church and state
• What does Bruce suggest about the future success of the New Christian Right?

  They may not achieve full success
• What are some unforeseen consequences of social movements according to Weber?

  • Profound sense of being right
  • Legitimacy and moral high ground
• What term do some groups use to refer to themselves in relation to Judeo-Christian values?

  Christian Taliban
• What does the phrase "can't take God from politics" imply?

  Religion should influence political decisions