TRUMP: Christians, cast him out
It is somewhere between incredulous to betrayal for some Christians to see evangelical leaders lending their endorsements to Donald Trump for President. Perhaps they are willing to overlook his chameleon-like positions on major conservative planks. Perhaps they are practicing “forgiveness” for Trump’s moral shortcomings: three marriages and numerous extramarital affairs, and bankruptcies which left his investors (but not Trump) empty-handed, even as Trump brags that he has never asked God for forgiveness. Or perhaps these Christian leaders are just more examples of Trump’s lifelong history of crony-capitalism with both Democrats & Republicans: the quid pro quo of buying favors which he boasts as part of his great skill of “dealing making.”
Don’t be surprised if a new Trump Tower pops up on the campus of Liberty University. Donald Trump is currently “popular” because we live in an entertainment age, where more people can name each member of Kardashian family than can name the 10 Bill of Rights. But hopefully, as we draw nearer to the election, even the ignorant and uninformed will focus more on substance and when it comes to Trump, there is not much substance there. What is there is a lot of braggadocio, self-aggrandizement and media driven mean-spirited, anti-race/religion/gender sound bites. He is incredibly thin-skinned, hurling insults and name calling at his opponents at the slightest perceived threat, holding grudges and seeing all who don’t agree with him as “enemies” — not good traits for a leader.
People say they want a strong leader, but we don’t want a megalomaniac; lessons of history prove that does not turn out well. He rarely mentions the great ideals of our democracy: the Constitution, personal freedom and small central government.
Pastor Robert Jeffress defends his support of Trump by saying these times are so desperate that Christians simply must cast their lot with someone who can “win.” What Jeffress is not taking into the calculation is that there are many “principled” Christians who will not vote for Trump if he is the Republican nominee. I have voted in every election since I was 18, but I will not vote for Trump; to support someone of his moral character would go against my conscience.
So please conservatives, wake up! This is not a reality TV show — this is real life! The future of our nation is at stake.
DENISE GRAVES
Hayden Lake