[[00:00](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBlUdoqg2R0&t=0s)] 🌟 Trump's recent campaign events exhibit a more religious tone resembling evangelical gatherings, reflecting a strategic appeal to white evangelical voters.
[[00:30](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBlUdoqg2R0&t=30s)] 🗳️ White evangelicals, comprising 14% of the US population, constituted a quarter of 2020 voters, with 71% of monthly churchgoers supporting Trump.
[[01:01](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBlUdoqg2R0&t=61s)] 🇺🇸 America has experienced significant secularization since the 1990s, becoming the 12th least religious country globally by 2020, with a rising percentage (30%) having no religious affiliation.
[[02:01](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBlUdoqg2R0&t=121s)] 📉 The decline in religious affiliation in the US is attributed partly to scientific and rational progress, alongside shifts in American Christianity towards more politically focused engagement.
[[03:32](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBlUdoqg2R0&t=212s)] 🤝 Increasingly, religion in America is associated with the Republican Party, leading to a significant decline in Democratic church membership.
[[05:05](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBlUdoqg2R0&t=305s)] 🌍 Secularism coincides with a sense of loss for many, prompting a turn towards populism and nationalism as substitutes for traditional faith and community.