A group of ultra-conservative Christians wants to turn back the clock in Europe. They are against abortion, same-sex marriage and divorce, with only one goal: restoration of the 'natural order'. They are also gaining a foothold in the Netherlands.
What makes orthodox Christians susceptible to radical and populist ideas? Sander Rietveld, raised Calvinistically, researched the funding of politicians such as Trump and Baudet. He wrote a book about the culture war that has spread from Christian America to the Netherlands since the 1970s.
Forum for Democracy is the political start-up of the decade. The party originated in a cellar in the Amsterdam canal belt, and finds its supporters and sponsors in the world of big money and with godly men who fight for the restoration of Orthodox Christian values. But their beloved party has little to do with the Political Parties Financing Act.
In Brussel The Transatlantic Christian Council Christian lobby club holds its founding conference. This organization was co-founded by the Dutch SGP'is Henk Jan van Schothorst. At the conference Frits Bolkestein one of the speakers and sits Thierry Baudet in a panel.