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''See also:'' [[Culture war]] and [[American atheism]]

''See also:'' [[Culture war]] and [[American atheism]]

Historically in the United States, political victories by the [[secular left]] helped cause a period of increased religiosity among religious conservatives.

Historically in the United States, political victories by the [[secular left]] helped cause a period of increased religiosity among religious conservatives.<ref>[https://www.hkw.de/en/programm/projekte/2007/new_york/texte_5/Ostendorf.php The Nation with a soul of a church]</ref>

Recently, the secular left has shifted many universities politically to the left and instituted policies such as [[political correctness]] and a greater degree of discrimination in the hiring of conservative professors.  For example, in 2013, an study found that academia was less likely to hire evangelical Christians due to discriminatory attitudes.<ref>[http://townhall.com/columnists/rachelalexander/2013/06/10/suspicions-confirmed-academia-shutting-out-conservative-professors-n1616406/page/full Suspicions Confirmed: Academia Shutting Out Conservative Professors]</ref>  In addition, [[same-sex marriage]] was legalized in the United States in 2015 and some Christian businesses which deal with weddings such as bakers have been fined for refusing service to homosexuals who wanted their services related to weddings. Historically, biblical Christianity has often thrived during periods of increased persecution/discrimination.

Recently, the secular left has shifted many universities politically to the left and instituted policies such as [[political correctness]] and a greater degree of discrimination in the hiring of conservative professors.  For example, in 2013, an study found that academia was less likely to hire evangelical Christians due to discriminatory attitudes.<ref>[http://townhall.com/columnists/rachelalexander/2013/06/10/suspicions-confirmed-academia-shutting-out-conservative-professors-n1616406/page/full Suspicions Confirmed: Academia Shutting Out Conservative Professors]</ref>  In addition, [[same-sex marriage]] was legalized in the United States in 2015 and some Christian businesses which deal with weddings such as bakers have been fined for refusing service to homosexuals who wanted their services related to weddings. Historically, biblical Christianity has often thrived during periods of increased persecution/discrimination.