Suddenly, the new religious right saw him as a dangerous free-thinker.

Yes, you can try to appeal to the religious right by citing Hispanic social conservatism.

Yet it hit home, reflecting the doctrine of the religious right that dust we are and unto dust we shall return.

Similarly, the religious right preaches a doctrine of reassurance.

The religious right feels it is under attack from a hypocritical liberal elite that protects its own but punishes outsiders.