How did changes in American society during the 1970s affect religion in the nation? How did this change in religion affect politics?

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Young people of the 1960s and 1970s lived during tumultuous times, witnessing the shooting of a president, fighting the Vietnam War, and the assassinations of such civil rights leaders as Martin Luther King Jr. In their rebellion against the "establishment," those Baby Boomers and somewhat older confederates participated in the Free Speech movement, experimentation with psychedelic drugs promulgated by former Harvard professor Timothy Leary, and explored such great world religions as Hinduism, Buddhism and Islam. Communes, run by eastern religious teachers, promised personal enlightenment and an escape from the complexity of modern society. Transcendental Meditation (TM) swept through America as young and old attempted to cope with society’s changing times. Beginning in 1965, the Jesus Movement swept the nation, offering inner transformation and a sense of togetherness not found in the drug culture where some 2,000 “hippies” had sought it. Source(s): http://garyrutledge.com/AmFedGov/Subject... http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G2-3468... Hope this helps :/