Political influence of Evangelicalism in Latin America
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Christian right politics in Latin America is strongly connected with the growing Evangelical Christian community.[1][2] Catholics in Latin America despite being normally socially conservative tend to be more left-wing in economics[3][4] due to the traditional teachings of the Catholic social doctrine.[2] Evangelical Christians on the other hand are mostly from the neo-Pentecostal movement and thus believers in the Prosperity Theology which justify most of their neoliberal economic ideas.[2] They are also strongly socially conservative even for Latin American standards.[2]
Some examples of these movements include the support from the Evangelical Christian community to Jimmy Morales (himself an Evangelical) in Guatemala,[2] Juan Orlando Hernández in Honduras,[2] Mauricio Macri in Argentina[5] Sebastián Piñera in Chile[6] and (despite his left-wing stance) Daniel Ortega in Nicaragua.[7][8] The Evangelical opposition in the Colombian peace agreement referendum is considered for many pivotal in its rejection,[9] as the Evangelical parties' support of the impeachment of Dilma Rousseff in Brazil. Countries with notorious conservative right-wing parties supported by Evangelicals include Venezuela where pastor Javier Bertucci was the third more voted nominee, Costa Rica where preacher and Gospel singer Fabricio Alvarado went into the electoral run-off[2] and Brazil with far-right candidate Jair Bolsonaro.[2] The Social Encounter Party in Mexico it's also linked to the Mexican Evangelical Community but the Mexican Constitution forbids the existence of confessional parties. The PES joined the coalition Juntos Haremos Historia and endorsed leftist Andrés Manuel López Obrador,[2] a move that brought out criticism as it was a coalition with two left-wing parties.[10]
- ^ Corrales, Javier (17 January 2018). "A Perfect Marriage: Evangelicals and Conservatives in Latin America". The New York Times. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Lissardy, Gerardo. ""La fuerza política más nueva": cómo los evangélicos emergen en el mapa de poder en América Latina". BBC. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
- ^ Young, Julia (31 March 2013). "The Church in Latin America". Commonweal Magazine. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
- ^ "Christianity and Conflict in Latin America". Pew Research Center. 6 April 2006. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
- ^ "Macri hace un guiño a los evangélicos y los exime de registrarse en la IGJ". La Política Online. 2016. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
- ^ "Pinera Meets with Evangelical Churches and Ex-Military Officials". Telesur. 2 December 2017. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
- ^ Ortega Ramírez, Pedro (4 August 2016). "Iglesias evangélicas respaldan candidatura a la vicepresidencia de la compañera Rosario Murillo". 19 Digital. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
- ^ Ducca, Isabel (1 May 2018). "¿Habrá algo que una a Daniel Ortega con Rony Chaves y Fabricio Alvarado? II". El País. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
- ^ Cosoy, Natalio (5 October 2016). "El rol de las iglesias cristianas evangélicas en la victoria del "No" en el plebiscito de Colombia". BBC. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
- ^ Camhaji, Elías (13 December 2017). "López Obrador se alía con el conservador Encuentro Social para las elecciones de 2018". El País. Retrieved 13 December 2017.