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On the other hand, biblical Christianity enhances social stability and economic productivity (see: [[Christianity and social stability]] and [[Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism]]).
On the other hand, biblical Christianity enhances social stability and economic productivity (see: [[Christianity and social stability]] and [[Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism]]).
== Religious are expected to see a net gain in political power in the 21st century ==
''See also:'' [[Desecularization and politics]] and [[Acceleration of global desecularization]]
Due to their higher fertility of religious conservatives and religious immigration to the [[Western World]], the religious are expected to see a net gain in political power in the 21st century (see: [[Desecularization and politics]]).
== The decline of the secular left ==
== The decline of the secular left ==
In 2010, in his book ''Shall the Religious Inherit the Earth'', Eric Kaufmann wrote concerning the [[culture war]] in the [[United States]]:
In 2010, in his book ''Shall the Religious Inherit the Earth'', Eric Kaufmann wrote concerning the [[culture war]] in the [[United States]]:
{{cquote|High evangelical fertility rates more than compensated for losses to liberal Protestant sects during the twentieth century. In recent decades, white secularism has surged, but Latino and Asian religious immigration has taken up the slack, keeping secularism at bay. Across denominations, the fertility advantage of religious fundamentalists of all colours is significant and growing. After 2020, their demographic weight will begin to tip the balance in the culture wars towards the conservative side, ramping up pressure on hot-button issues such as abortion. By the end of the century, three quarters of America may be [[pro-life]]. Their activism will leap over the borders of the 'Redeemer Nation' to evangelize the world. Already, the rise of the World Congress of Families has launched a global religious right, its arms stretching across the bloody lines of the War on Terror to embrace the entire Abrahamic family.<ref>''Shall the Religious Inherit the Earth'' by Eric Kaufmann</ref>}}
{{cquote|High evangelical fertility rates more than compensated for losses to liberal Protestant sects during the twentieth century. In recent decades, white secularism has surged, but Latino and Asian religious immigration has taken up the slack, keeping secularism at bay. Across denominations, the fertility advantage of religious fundamentalists of all colours is significant and growing. After 2020, their demographic weight will begin to tip the balance in the culture wars towards the conservative side, ramping up pressure on hot-button issues such as abortion. By the end of the century, three quarters of America may be [[pro-life]]. Their activism will leap over the borders of the 'Redeemer Nation' to evangelize the world. Already, the rise of the World Congress of Families has launched a global religious right, its arms stretching across the bloody lines of the War on Terror to embrace the entire Abrahamic family.<ref>''Shall the Religious Inherit the Earth'' by Eric Kaufmann</ref>}}
== Darwinism and antipathy towards social conservatism ==
== Darwinism and antipathy towards social conservatism ==