Donald Trump’s attempt to appeal to Christians but blame minorities and immigrants for America’s problems isn’t a new approach.
According to the Huffington Post, the outlook is also favored by
far-right political parties in Europe, such as the Croatian Party of
Rights and the Golden Dawn Party in Greece.
While these groups claim to be filled with faithful men and women, new
studies have found that these groups may only loosely identify with
their faith.
Two new studies of 13 European countries revealed that advocates of
populist radical right parties were “relatively non-religious.”
Another study from a New Zealand survey found that prejudice fell the more people were “committed to their faith.”
“People who only loosely identify with their religion are actually the
most prejudiced,” said John Shaver, the lead study author.
According to the Huffington Post, Trump “has become the leading GOP
presidential candidate through appeals to populist anger that include
proposals and remarks targeting religious and ethnic minorities.”
Trump has said he wants to keep Muslims from entering America. He also
said that Mexican immigrants bring in drugs, crime and are “rapists.” He
has suggested building a wall to keep out Mexican immigrants.
That is a strategy, Shaver said, that appeals to voters who are
relatively religious because “they tend to use religion “to justify
their own self-interest” rather than to engage in moral reflection.”
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