Evangelical Christianity Influence and Consequences on World Politics

Evangelical Christianity Influence on the Republican Party
and Consequences on World Politics
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Evangelical Christianity Influence on the Republican Party
and Consequences on World Politics
Evangelical Christianity has a profound influence on the Republican Party and world politics at large. Evangelical Christianity's political perspectives are shaped by biblical ideas, not ideologies or parties. The evangelical Christianity movement was forged in the 1600s and late 1700s (Kidd, 2019, p. 15). The evangelical Christianity groups formed on genuine alliance with the Republican Party to contribute meaningfully to political dialogues in the USA and world politics. Evangelicals Christianity in the USA refers to the Bible When it comes to prioritizing and evaluating political matters. Evangelicals have started to raise a wider variety of issues, widening the agenda to include Christian activism on hunger, poverty, criminal justice immigration, and the environment, while cultural concerns remain a priority. This expanding agenda gives evangelicals more opportunities to share their faith in public. The following research paper intensively discusses the influence of evangelical Christianity on the Republican Party and its profound consequences on world politics based on; democracy in the US; reproductive rights for women; Islam phobia; climate change denial; dominion theology; war on terror; LGBTQ+ rights worldwide; Christian Zionism and Israel.
Reproductive Rights For Women
Evangelical churches in the USA are under much pressure to encourage family planning globally. Some of the reasons for family planning include; better child and maternal health, poverty reduction, and population control.
The evangelical Christianity through Christian Connections for International Health (CCIH) has collaborated with non-Christian organizations that promote safe abortion worldwide. Although the objective of such a program was appealing, there were significant controversies to examine before evangelical Christians took part in the program. The rise of secular activism's debates over reproductive rights has continued to fuel anger from conservatives and religion (Claaasen, 2015, p3). Some of the debates got drawn from Christianity theology and history and the Bible's wisdom. Also, the profound impacts of contraception formed another basis for argument. Consequently, the close connection between abortion and contraception and the possible alternatives to the problems of abortion and contraception and abortion had to get rectified.   
Nevertheless, Evangelical Christianity is keen on promoting reproductive for women through upholding induced abortion, birth spacing, pregnancy prevention, contraception, and birth limiting. Furthermore, evangelical Christianity has been on the fore line to urge all the USA citizens to consider what Christian family planning entails and define this phrase scripturally and accurately.
Democracy in the US
The evangelical democracy and evangelical religion reinforced each other 19th century in the US. The growth of evangelical democracy and Christianity across a continent justified battles against Mexico and Native Americans. They gave a moral context for the fight against slavery that most Americans saw conflicting with a democratic government and Protestant Christianity (Washington Post, 2021). The problem with blending politics and religion was that political concerns became moral issues. It made dealing with them in the democratic process more challenging.
Political politics and evangelical Christianity have become more entwined in the United States. Many Americans are leaving religion since they regard it as an extension of politics in which they disagree, resulting in a rise in religious disaffiliation. Politics, through the Republican Party, influence many Americans' religious beliefs. Before Donald Trump's presidential campaign, evangelical Christianity was overwhelmingly opposed to politicians' unethical private behavior (Washington Post, 2021). However, the group currently views it as unimportant to their capacity to act ethically in their public position. Religion's politics has increased political polarization and limited religious leaders' ability to speak prophetically on crucial public concerns. Lawmakers have many incentives to cater to evangelical voters because they make up a sizable voting group. Candidates’ acts and appeals should get scrutinized, and their legitimacy should get tested.
Dominion Theology
For several decades, most keen observers and pundits have continued to posit politics of evangelical growth in the US. Latin America is becoming more and Pentecostal. This has been a concern to many scholars on when the Latin American Protestants will take part in the overtly political turn. With Dominionism's politics, it appears that the slumbering monster of Pentecostal political engagement has finally awoken. It is worth repeating that many Christians, including most non-NAR Pentecostals and evangelicals, do not believe in Christian nationalism, Dominion theology, or NAR terms. Even though they may agree on some key issues, such as the efficacy of prayer in influencing human outcomes and agency and the importance of keeping clear moral regulations in private and public life, Christians outside the NAR are harshly critical of its faulty theology (Skocpol & Hertel-Fernandez, 2016).
Consequently, they are also criticized for the unquestioned and overweening 'authority' of dubious 'apostles and prophets and what they see as its false theology. Uninterestingly, most conservatives and evangelists argue that their interpretation of the constitution is “supreme” (Wantatah, 2012, p44). However, they do not realize that they are not the only sole keepers of the US Constitution. Many Christians and others despise the NAR not because of the conservative moral principles it espouses (which they are likely to agree with), but because of the NAR's claim to a confidential proprietary and exclusive power relationship with God, which undermines the democratic process and values. Some see the movement as sinful, while others see its political ramifications as potentially hazardous.
The point of this study is not that Latin American evangelicals have become politically influential is to be anticipated, given their numbers—but that, given their various splits and differences, they are unlikely to support a single slate of candidates everywhere.
 Both adversaries and proponents agree that Christian Restorationism and its descendant, Dominionism, have far-reaching ramifications for the future. The Dominionists have proven to be extraordinarily skilled at tapping into deep veins of moral anxiety and societal discontent, particularly in hotbeds of race, culture, and, most importantly, sexuality.
LGBTQ+ Right Worldwide
LGBTQ individuals are protected mainly by various fundamental human rights, including the right to freedom from discrimination, association, expression, and right to privacy. Demand for the rights of same-sex marriages was raised from the democratization context (Winter, Forest, and Senac, 2017, p. 14). The LGBTQ rights are frequently presented as incompatible with evangelical Christianity religious freedom. Evangelical Christianity has always embraced and condemned various types of same-sex sexuality and transgenderism. It shows that religious freedom applies just as much to LGBTQ individuals who live as per their religious pro-LGBTQ conv...