Since the late 1960's the religious right has been on the march in the US. They brought religious involvement in politics to a new level, arguably enabled the shift to the 6th party system and were key in enabling Republican success under the new system.
I've seen numerous reasons given for the rise of the religious right. From Supreme Court decisions, to de-segregation, to Republican opportunism, to watergate and even to post-modernism.
With so many different factors at play is it possible to prevent the rise of the religious right?
Would no watergate do it? Or perhaps no Roe vs Wade?