God and Race in American Politics

Carl McIntire: Fundamentalism, civil rights, and the reenergized Right, 1960--1964

“…34 124-186. Evangelicals. 35 This movement was set to legitimize the much reviled Fundamentalism mocked by the Scopes trial loss.…”

“…37 This work coincided with the rise of Reaganism and the resurgence in Christian conservatism, which has been a mainstay in American politics since. One example is Susan Harding's The Book of Jerry 35 141-160. 36 148.…”

“…40 Lisa McGirr, Suburban Warriors: The Origins of the New American Right, (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2002). 41 Ibid.,[30][31][32][33][34][35] historiography. This means a need exists to reexamine the alarmist interpretation of By examining Carl McIntire's activities in this timeframe, it will be apparent that grassroots mobilization on the part of he and other Fundamentalists helped sway the Republican Party to embrace social and religious conservatism.…”

“…When accused by mainline Protestants of racism because of his outspoken views, McIntire called the association "false." 35 He publicly distanced himself from some racist groups, including the Ku Klux Klan, which opposed civil rights and argued that his public opposition toward the movement was based in political philosophy. 36 He lobbied against the Fair Employment Practices Commission because it used "the power of the State to attempt to force matters that belong to the heart and spirit."…”

“…34 Ibid., 206. 35 McIntire, Carl. Servants of Apostasy, (Collingswood, NJ: The Christian Beacon Press, 1955), 244.…”