GOP: Christians aren't welcome

I agree with Dan Campos, a member of First Baptist Church of Alexandria, Va. He says the abandonment of Christian values by the Republican Party is leaving Christians to question their future in a party that once championed Judeo-Christian morals. Hate toward another human being created in the image of God is a violation of the greatest commandment, “to love the Lord with all your heart, mind and soul and to love your neighbor as yourself.”

There is no place for Christians in a party that sponsors hate and division. Christians feeling disenfranchised by a Republican Party hijacked by Donald Trump and who feel like they have hit a political stalemate by revisiting abortion and same-sex marriage every election now have an opportunity to leave the GOP and champion for issues such as poverty, human rights, gun control and climate change which are led by Democrats. End the stalemate and set these differences aside with work on issues that aren’t so polarizing, such as poverty, human rights, gun control and climate change.

Christians should work to bridge the gap between people who genuinely want to do more good, no matter what their religious affiliation. It’s time for Christians to win the hearts of their fellow Americans again, by seeking out common ground on the many issues that are dividing the country. Christians could do great work in these areas by being mediators and team builders instead of dividers. They will then win over their neighbors’ hearts again.

TURNS EAST

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