Albert Mohler talked about how the worldview of the American is changing. The U.S. is becoming more secular, the Democrats have been leading the way but with this last election the Republican party has been catching up in secularization.
Cato Institute did a study on Trump voters and one of their studies they found that it was this secularization of the Republican party which allowed Trump to win.
Here is a summary of their results:
Christians - preferred Ted Cruz
Secular - preferred Trump
The conservative Christians (these are not nominal or cultural Christians, but attend church each week) were found to have the following characteristics:
1. Racially tolerant
2. More accepting of multiculturalism
3. Free trade/globalists
4. Married, less likely to have been divorced
5. Civically engaged in their community
6. College educated
While the secular conservatives were:
1. Economic populists
2. Tribal on race and identity
3. More likely to have been divorced, less likely to be married
4. Less trusting and less optimistic
5. More isolated
6. More authoritarian in nature
There was no difference in income between the two factions. The conservatives Christians already a minority in the country have also become a minority in the Republican party. Of the people who voted for Trump, 31% attend church each week. ~50% either don't attend church or seldom attend.
In the end, Trump was rolled out his stances on abortion and religious liberty and Christians in the Republican party eventually were pragmatic and rallied to Trump.
This is giving us a taste of what the future of politics will look like as secularization continues to increase not only in the democratic but Republican party. You will see more economic populism, less globalism, more resentment and less tolerance on both sides.
Cato Institute did a study on Trump voters and one of their studies they found that it was this secularization of the Republican party which allowed Trump to win.
Here is a summary of their results:
Christians - preferred Ted Cruz
Secular - preferred Trump
The conservative Christians (these are not nominal or cultural Christians, but attend church each week) were found to have the following characteristics:
1. Racially tolerant
2. More accepting of multiculturalism
3. Free trade/globalists
4. Married, less likely to have been divorced
5. Civically engaged in their community
6. College educated
While the secular conservatives were:
1. Economic populists
2. Tribal on race and identity
3. More likely to have been divorced, less likely to be married
4. Less trusting and less optimistic
5. More isolated
6. More authoritarian in nature
There was no difference in income between the two factions. The conservatives Christians already a minority in the country have also become a minority in the Republican party. Of the people who voted for Trump, 31% attend church each week. ~50% either don't attend church or seldom attend.
In the end, Trump was rolled out his stances on abortion and religious liberty and Christians in the Republican party eventually were pragmatic and rallied to Trump.
This is giving us a taste of what the future of politics will look like as secularization continues to increase not only in the democratic but Republican party. You will see more economic populism, less globalism, more resentment and less tolerance on both sides.
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