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The Tactics of Anti-Gay Marriage
23:09 - 30:53 (07:44)
The anti-gay marriage movement reframed the conversation around the fear that religious institutions would be forced to marry same-sex couples if it became legal, tapping into the negative connotations of the word "forced."
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Phyllis Schlafly was a key figure in the conservative movement and successfully turned issues such as abortion and childcare into partisan issues through her propaganda and organization efforts.
23:09 - 25:09 (01:59)
Summary
Phyllis Schlafly was a key figure in the conservative movement and successfully turned issues such as abortion and childcare into partisan issues through her propaganda and organization efforts. She convinced religious conservatives to make abortion a key issue and turned previously non-partisan issues into ones with strong political affiliations.
ChapterThe Tactics of Anti-Gay Marriage
EpisodePart Two: Phyllis Schlafly: The Mother of all Culture Wars
PodcastBehind the Bastards
Tanya Melick is considered one of the founders of the modern women's political movement and a prominent figure in mainstream American politics.
25:09 - 26:40 (01:30)
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Tanya Melick is considered one of the founders of the modern women's political movement and a prominent figure in mainstream American politics. She provides insight into the work of Phyllis Schlafly during the early 1970s as the movement shifted towards civil rights issues.
ChapterThe Tactics of Anti-Gay Marriage
EpisodePart Two: Phyllis Schlafly: The Mother of all Culture Wars
PodcastBehind the Bastards
This podcast episode explores the formation of the moral majority, a political coalition created by conservatives to push their religious ideals throughout the United States via non-religious language.
26:40 - 28:20 (01:39)
Summary
This podcast episode explores the formation of the moral majority, a political coalition created by conservatives to push their religious ideals throughout the United States via non-religious language. Phyllis Schlafly played a pivotal role in making this coalition work as an electoral coalition.
ChapterThe Tactics of Anti-Gay Marriage
EpisodePart Two: Phyllis Schlafly: The Mother of all Culture Wars
PodcastBehind the Bastards
The speaker discusses how language can be reframed to elicit fear and explains how one person built a coalition around the fear that churches would be forced to marry gay people if gay people got civil rights.
28:21 - 30:53 (02:32)
Summary
The speaker discusses how language can be reframed to elicit fear and explains how one person built a coalition around the fear that churches would be forced to marry gay people if gay people got civil rights.