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Religion and politics has long been a potent mix. Although Western nations have been predominantly secular for decades, the rise of the evangelical right has threatened to undermine the historic separation of church and state. In Brazil - where the percentage of the population identifying as evangelical has risen from 5 to 30% over the past two decades - evangelicals were instrumental in the rise to power of right wing populist Jair Bolsonaro. Christian nationalists in the USA are seen to be providing critical support to the pro-Israel lobby thereby prolonging the occupation of Palestine. The threat is not limited to Western countries: Narendra Modi shamelessly promotes Hindu nationalism as part of his strategy to maintain a grip on power. In the Arab world, leaders either have to accommodate or placate Islam (Saudi Arabia, UAE) while in others (Egypt, Algeria), regimes have to suppress Islam to survive.
The issue to be debated is this: Can religion and politics mix in ways that does not undermine democracy and citizen equality?
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The rise of the religious right as a political force