Conservative-Mobilization

IRS Tightens Private School Tax Exemption Rules Catalyzing Religious Right Political Mobilization

1978-08-22 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 9/10

In August 1978, the IRS proposes new rules tightening tax-exempt status requirements for private elementary and secondary schools under IRC 501(c)(3) and begins holding hearings to determine whether segregated Christian academies should be eligible for tax exemption. The announcement triggers the …

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Supreme Court Decides Roe v. Wade, Triggering Conservative Backlash and Mobilization

1973-01-22 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 9/10

The U.S. Supreme Court decides Roe v. Wade, establishing constitutional right to abortion and instantly creating a rallying point for grassroots anti-feminist and anti-abortion organizing that will transform American politics and provide the social issue dimension needed to fuse economic …

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