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→Secular left is expected to decline in the 21st century
Although the secular left has made some significant recent gains in the [[culture war]] (for example, the legalization of [[same-sex marriage|homosexual marriages]] in many Western nations), the historian Martin Van Crevel points out that sovereign states are losing power/influence due to technology democratizing access to information, welfare states increasingly failing, [[fourth-generation warfare]] being waged against countries and sovereign states increasingly losing their ability to maintain internal order.<ref>[The Fate of the State] by MARTIN VAN CREVELD
Although the secular left has made some significant recent gains in the [[culture war]] (for example, the legalization of [[same-sex marriage|homosexual marriages]] in many Western nations), the historian Martin Van Crevel points out that sovereign states are losing power/influence due to technology democratizing access to information, welfare states increasingly failing, [[fourth-generation warfare]] being waged against countries and sovereign states increasingly losing their ability to maintain internal order.<ref>[The Fate of the State] by MARTIN VAN CREVELD
*[http://www.albertmohler.com/2015/04/07/this-is-how-religious-liberty-dies-the-new-rules-of-the-secular-left/ https://www.sonshi.com/martin-van-creveld-interview.html Martin van Creveld interview]
*[http://www.albertmohler.com/2015/04/07/this-is-how-religious-liberty-dies-the-new-rules-of-the-secular-left/ https://www.sonshi.com/martin-van-creveld-interview.html Martin van Creveld interview]
*[The New Rules of the Secular Left] by [[Albert Mohler]], Jr.</ref> At the same time, in the United States, the secular left has lost significant ground in the culture war relating to [[abortion]] and many states are restricting access to abortion.
*[The New Rules of the Secular Left] by [[Albert Mohler]], Jr.</ref>
In the United States, the secular left has lost significant ground in the culture war relating to [[abortion]] and many states are restricting access to abortion.
The Birkbeck College, University of London professor Eric Kaufman wrote in his 2010 book ''Shall the Righteous Inherit the Earth?'' concerning America:
The Birkbeck College, University of London professor Eric Kaufman wrote in his 2010 book ''Shall the Righteous Inherit the Earth?'' concerning America: