Evangelicals for World Domination

Episode 2

Evangelicals in Power

From the 1970s onwards, the secularisation of America was increasingly a source of dismay for evangelical leaders. In a society they denounced as decadent, they fought to preserve their version of family values. When Ronald Reagan was elected president in 1980, he was conservative Christians favoured candidate.

Episode 3

God Above All Else?

At the beginning of the 21st century, the evangelicals have managed to reach the summits of power. They are also exporting their messianic hopes for the return of Christ to the Holy Land with Donald Trump recognising Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.