There's a lot to say about how the right took over large parts of Christianity in the US. It seems to have been in the right backwater of the counterculture and

There's a lot to say about how the right took over large parts of Christianity in the US. It seems to have been in the right backwater of the counterculture and very much on purpose. Before, Christians in the US were very much like Christians in the rest of the world. Taking care of the poor is a central tenet of Jesus' teachings.