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→Right wing politics ascendant in secular Europe and the United States
In November of 2016, the politically left [[Obama administration|Barack Obama administration]] and [[Democratic Party]] received a huge loss in the midterm elections by losing control of the United States Senate and losing a historic amount of state legislature elections.<ref>[Republicans now have historic majorities in state legislatures. That's a really big deal. Republicans now have historic majorities in state legislatures. That's a really big deal], November 6, 2014</ref>
In November of 2016, the politically left [[Obama administration|Barack Obama administration]] and [[Democratic Party]] received a huge loss in the midterm elections by losing control of the United States Senate and losing a historic amount of state legislature elections.<ref>[Republicans now have historic majorities in state legislatures. That's a really big deal. Republicans now have historic majorities in state legislatures. That's a really big deal], November 6, 2014</ref>
== Decline of the secular left in Latin American politics ==
''The Guardian'' reported in March of 2015, "Leftwing leaders in Brazil, Argentina and Venezuela are being knocked by dissent and stagnating economies. Poor governance and opposition from media and financial elites have sapped their popularity."<ref>[http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/mar/22/latin-america-left-tough-times-brazil-argentina-venezuela Scandals, protests, weak growth: is Latin America’s left in retreat?]</ref> In May of 2018, the Washington Post published an article entitled ''In Brazil’s political crisis, a powerful new force: Evangelical Christians''.<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/the_americas/in-brazils-political-crisis-a-powerful-new-force-evangelical-christians/2016/05/26/5c8b9bdc-1c7d-11e6-82c2-a7dcb313287d_story.html In Brazil’s political crisis, a powerful new force: Evangelical Christians], Washington Post</ref>
== Secular left's inability to stop the rise of anti-homosexuality laws around the world ==
== Secular left's inability to stop the rise of anti-homosexuality laws around the world ==