What began with the American revivalist Billy Graham reached a temporary high point with Donald Trump: the influence of white evangelicals on US politics. Where does their political success come from? And: What influence does the religious right have in Europe? Topics in this episode: 00:00 Who are the evangelicals? 09:05 Differences in the religious landscape (USA vs. Europe) 13:52 Why is Trump attractive to evangelicals? 31:08 Are evangelicals a threat to democracy? 39:41 Analogies & differences among evangelicals 55:55 What influence does Taylor Swift have on the US elections? Around 80 percent of white evangelicals voted for Donald Trump as president in 2016 and 2020. In return, he has campaigned for their concerns during his time in office: He nominated three conservative judges to the Supreme Court. This then overturned the nationwide right to abortion in 2022. Trump also recognized Jerusalem as Israel's capital and moved the US embassy there. The alliance between Trump and Christian fundamentalists was again evident in the primaries in January this year, for example in Iowa, where the election campaign is also being staged as an apocalyptic battle between good and evil. Trump as a savior figure and the USA as a promised land? How strong and how dangerous is the influence of the religious right on US politics? And how does this influence manifest itself in Europe? Olivia Röllin in conversation with Annika Brockschmidt, journalist and author of "America's Holy Warriors" and "The Arsonists", and with Dorothea Lüddeckens, religious scholar at the University of Zurich. Sternstunde Religion from February 10, 2024 ____________________ ✨ New conversations with exciting guests every week Program managers: ???? Director: Christine Rauschmeier, Editors: Martina Kuhn, Jolanda Fazzone, Producer: Christine Schulthess, Management: Judith Hardegger, SRF 2024 ____________________ Subscribe now to SRF Kultur Sternstunden on YouTube ????https://www.youtube.com/srfkultur?sub... More culture on Facebook ???? / srfkultur More culture on Instagram ???? / ​​srfkultur More culture on Twitter ???? / srfkultur More culture on srf.ch ???? https://www.srf.ch/kultur ____________________ The big questions of life, discussed in conversation with people who move, understand, believe and doubt. That is our approach. We conduct social debates and profound conversations that entertain and inspire. Religion can be many things and it reaches deep into the heart of society. From Zen meditation to the abuse of power by the church, from football fan cults to the gender debate: we approach the broad subject area of ​​religion, faith and spirituality with critical distance. ____________________ Moderation: Olivia Röllin Olivia Röllin: / oliviaroellin Ahmad Milad Karimi: / donkarimi ____________________ Social Media Netiquette from SRF: ► https://www.srf.ch/social-netiquette #SRFCulture #SRFCultureSternstunden #SRFSternstunde #Religion #Evangelicals #Faith #politicalPower #USA #Trump #SRF #Culture