The United States Since The 1960s, The 20th Century Religious And Political Participation

The Unite States is a multi-religion country with a strong religious color. The existence and changes of religions have been exerting important influence on the politics of the United States. Ever since the 1960s, the political inclination and participation of the religious groups in the United States have changed greatly in according to the radical domestic social and political changes, which have played an important role in the US. Now that the influence of domestic politics on foreign policies has been increasing since the end of the Cold War, the social changes will surely will be China strongest strategic competitor for a long time in the future. The study of the domestic social and political changes is of great significance for China to make correct judgment of the trend of the U.SThe main research method of this dissertation is a combination of theoretical research and positive analysis and a combination of historical study and analysis of current affairs. This dissertation, assimilating and using the related achievements in religious and political studies, expounds comprehensively the relationship between religion and politics from the viewpoint of politics, religion and group behavior.The main body of this dissertation consists of three partsChapter one sets up a clear frame for the research. First, it explains the form and development of the American multi-religion. Second, it explains the social status of religion. With organization, practice and ideology in consideration, religions still play an important role in American society and can meet people's desire for cultural identity. The independence of religions from politics and the competition among multiple religions gave rise to the flourishing of religions. Secondly, it puts forward the factors that influenced the political participation of the religious groups. Guided by the religious value, the interests of the churches and religious groups served as the motive for the participation in politics.Chapter two analyzes the procedure of the participation and the evolution and influence of the political participation of the Evagelical Protestant. In order to propel the government to make its policies in accordance with its religious value, the right wing of Christianity and the Republicans allied and changed gradually the traditional political moral of the religious participants. With the rise of the movement of the right wing of Christianity, the conservative religious value lead to the upgrade of the social status and function of the churches. The influence of the movement of the right wing of Christianity revealed as follows. Supported by somewhat by the masses and inner members of the Evagelical protestant, it increased the strength of the Republican. Points out that the dissatisfaction.The same time, it shows the sketch analysis of the evolution and politic participation of other religious groups. Traditionally, Catholicism holds a conservative position about the foreign affairs of the U.S., which was related to the religious interests, the sense of insecurity of the social status, and the religious values of the Catholic Churches and groups. However, out of consideration of their economic and social interests, the Catholics supported the Republican and advocated a liberal economic reform. With the rise of the social status of the Catholic Churches and groups and under the influence of the "liberation theology" movement in South America, the Political inclination of the Catholic Churches turned left in the middle 1960s. They were against the military aggregations of the U.S. and called people to pay attention to social equality. Abortion was a main concern of the Catholicism, which was related to their religious value.Chapter three, first, it analyze the factors that influenced the political participation of the religious groups. Guided by the religious value, the interests of churches and religious groups served as the motive for the participation in politics. Then analyze the result of the political participation of the religi...