I was on Facebook and somebody wanted to know why my friend had so much “hatred.” My friend Vicki has been very vocal about her resistance to Trump and his agenda, and another friend stated she didn’t like the negativity and wanted to know when it would stop (paraphrased). Here’s my response that I wanted to keep here:
I talked with Vicki and agreed that we are kind of the yin and yang of our message. She is trying to reach Evangelicals who hold Trump up as an example of a good man and support him no matter his words and actions. I am trying to reach out to non believers so that they know that not all Christians support him (despite the fact that 80 percent of White Evangelicals voted for him) and many don’t consider him a good Christian role model.
We all should agree that sexual predators are on both sides of the aisle and should be condemned - but Trump doesn’t really. He’s now even made comments that the Access Hollywood tapes were “fake” even though he acknowledged and apologized for it a year ago.
But our resistance to Trump’s platform is against not just his sexual predatory and racist comments; it’s also against his trying to force through corporate tax breaks (when trickle down economics don’t work), Muslim bans, Law Enforcement policies that target people of color who are already being mistreated, etc. While people voted for him because he’s against abortion (understandable), they don’t realize that they also need to make resources available to women so that they can raise their kids to adulthood. You can’t be truly “Pro-Life” unless you are willing to help them out through welfare, WIC, and other programs.
I can’t speak for Vicki, but I pray for ALL the world leaders (not just US) - I pray that God grant them Wisdom and Humility and those qualities seem to be sorely lacking in Trump. Praying for our leaders doesn’t mean that we need to support Trump - after all, God did harden Pharaoh’s heart to show how great His power is when the Hebrews went on their Exodus. I sometimes think maybe He’s hardened Trump’s heart and other Christians’ hearts who still think “America First” instead of “Love God and Love Your Neighbor.” People like Vicki and I can’t turn away and ignore these things. Yes, God is good and there are lots of excellent things in the world... but that doesn’t mean we can’t make them better. Martin Luther King Jr was a minister and an activist - a great example of how to do both at once.
