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''See also:'' [[State atheism]]

''See also:'' [[State atheism]]

The dissolution of the [[Soviet Union]] on December 26, 1991 was a watershed event in terms of the [[decline of leftism]] and the decline of the secular left (see also: [[Collapse of atheism in the former Soviet Union]] and [[Central and Eastern Europe and desecularization]]).  

The dissolution of the [[Soviet Union]] on December 26, 1991, was a watershed event in terms of the [[decline of leftism]] and the decline of the secular left (see also: [[Collapse of atheism in the former Soviet Union]] and [[Central and Eastern Europe and desecularization]]).  

In the latter part of the 20th century and presently, state atheism is increasingly losing power (see: [[Growth of Christianity in China]] and [[Collapse of atheism in the former Soviet Union]]).

In the latter part of the 20th century and presently, state atheism is increasingly losing power (see: [[Growth of Christianity in China]] and [[Collapse of atheism in the former Soviet Union]]).

{{cquote|Officials are untroubled by the clash between the city’s famously freewheeling capitalism and the [[Communism|Communist]] Party’s ideology, yet still see religion and its symbols as affronts to the party’s atheism...

{{cquote|Officials are untroubled by the clash between the city’s famously freewheeling capitalism and the [[Communism|Communist]] Party’s ideology, yet still see religion and its symbols as affronts to the party’s atheism...

Yang Fenggang of Purdue University, in Indiana, says the Christian church in China has grown by an average of 10% a year since 1980. He reckons that on current trends there will be 250m Christians by around 2030, making China’s Christian population the largest in the world. Mr. Yang says this speed of growth is similar to that seen in fourth-century Rome just before the conversion of [[Constantine]], which paved the way for Christianity to become the religion of his empire.<ref>[https://www.economist.com/news/briefing/21629218-rapid-spread-christianity-forcing-official-rethink-religion-cracks ''Cracks in the atheist edifice''], ''The Economist'', November 1, 2014</ref>}}

Yang Fenggang of Purdue University, in Indiana, says the Christian church in China has grown by an average of 10% a year since 1980. He reckons that on current trends there will be 250m Christians by around 2030, making China’s Christian population the largest in the world. Mr. Yang says this speed of growth is similar to that seen in fourth-century Rome just before the conversion of [[Constantine]], which paved the way for Christianity to become the religion of his empire.<ref name="Cracks in the atheist edifice">[https://www.economist.com/news/briefing/21629218-rapid-spread-christianity-forcing-official-rethink-religion-cracks ''Cracks in the atheist edifice''], ''The Economist'', November 1, 2014</ref>}}

== Decline of the secular left's influence due to demography and religious immigration ==

== Decline of the secular left's influence due to demography and religious immigration ==

{{Cquote|[[Social Democracy|Social democratic]] parties, meanwhile, are facing a mixture of electoral decline and challenge from both the greens and the left. Only [[Portugal]], where the [[Socialism|Socialist]] Party holds 37 per cent of seats and leads a coalition government with the far left, has bucked the trend. [[Sweden]]’s social democrats, down to 28 per cent of the vote in last year’s election, cling precariously to power in a caretaker government. Elsewhere, the typical fate of the classic social democrat parties, for example in [[Austria]] and [[Denmark]], is to hover around 25 per cent. In both [[Germany]] and [[Italy]], where strong social democracy was a lynchpin of the postwar anti-[[fascism|fascist]] settlement, support for social democrats has slumped below 20 per cent.<ref>[https://www.newstatesman.com/world/europe/2019/01/will-far-right-triumph-europe-2019 Will the far right triumph in Europe in 2019?], New Statesman America, January 2019</ref>}}  

{{Cquote|[[Social Democracy|Social democratic]] parties, meanwhile, are facing a mixture of electoral decline and challenge from both the greens and the left. Only [[Portugal]], where the [[Socialism|Socialist]] Party holds 37 per cent of seats and leads a coalition government with the far left, has bucked the trend. [[Sweden]]’s social democrats, down to 28 per cent of the vote in last year’s election, cling precariously to power in a caretaker government. Elsewhere, the typical fate of the classic social democrat parties, for example in [[Austria]] and [[Denmark]], is to hover around 25 per cent. In both [[Germany]] and [[Italy]], where strong social democracy was a lynchpin of the postwar anti-[[fascism|fascist]] settlement, support for social democrats has slumped below 20 per cent.<ref>[https://www.newstatesman.com/world/europe/2019/01/will-far-right-triumph-europe-2019 Will the far right triumph in Europe in 2019?], New Statesman America, January 2019</ref>}}  

[[Secular left]]ism does not lead to long term economic stability and productivity (see: [[Atheism and sloth|Atheism and loss of economic productivity]]).  

[[Secular left]]ism does not lead to long-term economic stability and productivity (see: [[Atheism and sloth|Atheism and loss of economic productivity]]).  

In November 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 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>

{{cquote|Officials are untroubled by the clash between the city’s famously freewheeling capitalism and the [[Communism|Communist]] Party’s ideology, yet still see religion and its symbols as affronts to the party’s [[atheism]]...

{{cquote|Officials are untroubled by the clash between the city’s famously freewheeling capitalism and the [[Communism|Communist]] Party’s ideology, yet still see religion and its symbols as affronts to the party’s [[atheism]]...

Yang Fenggang of Purdue University, in Indiana, says the Christian church in China has grown by an average of 10% a year since 1980. He reckons that on current trends there will be 250m Christians by around 2030, making China’s Christian population the largest in the world. Mr. Yang says this speed of growth is similar to that seen in fourth-century Rome just before the conversion of [[Constantine]], which paved the way for Christianity to become the religion of his empire.<ref>[https://www.economist.com/news/briefing/21629218-rapid-spread-christianity-forcing-official-rethink-religion-cracks ''Cracks in the atheist edifice''], ''The Economist'', November 1, 2014</ref>}}

Yang Fenggang of Purdue University, in Indiana, says the Christian church in China has grown by an average of 10% a year since 1980. He reckons that on current trends there will be 250m Christians by around 2030, making China’s Christian population the largest in the world. Mr. Yang says this speed of growth is similar to that seen in fourth-century Rome just before the conversion of [[Constantine]], which paved the way for Christianity to become the religion of his empire.<ref name="Cracks in the atheist edifice">[https://www.economist.com/news/briefing/21629218-rapid-spread-christianity-forcing-official-rethink-religion-cracks ''Cracks in the atheist edifice''], ''The Economist'', November 1, 2014</ref>}}

=== Decline of China's influence. China is a declining power ===

=== Decline of China's influence. China is a declining power ===

*[https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/09/24/china-great-power-united-states/ China Is a Declining Power—and That’s the Problem], Foreign Policy, Septemeber 24, 2021

*[https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/09/24/china-great-power-united-states/ China Is a Declining Power—and That’s the Problem], Foreign Policy, September 24, 2021

*[https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/china/2021-10-01/end-chinas-rise The End of China’s Rise], Foreign Afrairs, October 1, 2021

*[https://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/china/2021-10-01/end-chinas-rise The End of China’s Rise], Foreign Afrairs, October 1, 2021

In 2005, there were four times as many non-[[Western World]] Christians as there were Western World Christians.<ref>[https://www.wnd.com/?pageId=30077 Is Christianity taking over the planet?]</ref>

In 2005, there were four times as many non-[[Western World]] Christians as there were Western World Christians.<ref>[https://www.wnd.com/?pageId=30077 Is Christianity taking over the planet?]</ref>

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