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The Religious Affiliation of
Mothers’ March for Decency
 

Religion: Mothers' March for Decency CBR Scale: D

Name: Mothers' March for Decency

Classification: supporting characters supporting characters   group group  

Publisher(s): Marvel

First Appearance: The Man-Thing (vol. 1) #17 (May 1975): "A Book Burns in Citrusville!"

Creators: Steve Gerber, Jim Mooney

Super? (Has Super Powers/Special Abilities/Technology): Yes

Number of Appearances: 2

Enemy of: Man-Thing

Ally: Olivia Selby
Ally: Mad Viking

Location: Citrusville, Florida, USA

Note: opposed schools teaching Communism, Atheism, sex

High school teacher Olivia Selby was the leader of the Mothers' March for Decency.

This advocacy group was strongly opposed to schools teaching about opposed schools teaching Communism, Atheism, and sex. To further their goals, they conducted a book-burning in Citrusville, Florida.

The Mothers' March for Decency was viewed as a "rebellion against modern education." Selby and the other supporters of this group no doubt regarded their mission as defending traditional, high-quality education against corrosive, immortal, and false new philosophies.


This character is in the following 2 stories which have been indexed by this website:
The Man-Thing


Suggested links for further research about this character and the character's religious affiliation:
  - http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix/madvikingmt.htm
  - http://www.marvunapp.com/master/mosmoz.htm
  - http://www.marvunapp.com/master/selsen.htm
  - http://marvel.wikia.com/Man-Thing_Vol_1_17
  - https://www.comics.org/issue/28573/
  - http://comicbookdb.com/issue.php?ID=53167
  - http://darkmark6.tripod.com/man-thing_index.html