Christian Evangelicals' Deal with the Devil
Look, I understand the transactional nature of the relationship between Christian evangelicals with Trump. They contend that they have a lot to gain from him, by swearing their allegiance to him. Trump has delivered by packing the nation's courts(including the Supreme court) with judges that are more likely to align with their religous stances on a variety of issues including abortion and gay rights. They believe that their religous freedoms are under serious attack(see their paranaioa over the attack on Christmas) and Trump is the "chosen one", the modern day King Cyrus, sent by God to protect them from real and perceived attacks. Plus he has been "loyal" to Israel, symbolized by his contentious decision to move the American embassy to Jerusalem. If you vote for Trump, you are not voting for the man, you are voting for the conservative(dare I say Christian) political agenda. So, they claim.
But I am still in awe of this blatant hypocrisy! After decades of demanding a Christian morality test on every president elected prior to Trump, they have conveniently decided to turn a blind eye to his UNREPENTANT lying, racism, adultery and corruption. They always find an excuse for his total lack of empathy, humility and common decency. Some have even justified his actions by saying they like a president who "fights back" in reference to his boorish attacks on the vulnerable, women, the disabled, minorities, the military and even those who are no longer with us(eg. John McCain).
Their argument is 'King David also had is his faults. We are all imperfect. Who are we to judge?' Conveniently overlooking the fact that the only reason that the likes of King David carried any favor with God was that they humbled themselves and repented for their mistakes. Repentence and humility as we all know are both qualities Trump has a strong aversion to. One also wonders why there wasn't this rush to overlook human failings of a Bill Clinton for example. I guess it is forgive and ignore when it suits my agenda, but vilify and raise hell when it doesn't.
For all they have gained under the Trump era, I sincerely believe that this is a case of winning the battle and losing the war. The ultimate aim of the Christian church, is to spread the gospel and win over "lost souls". By unabashedly defending a man, who views just about every one of Jesus Christ's' ideals with utter disdain, even at times mocking them behind closed doors, evangelicals have made that goal all that much harder to achieve. They have made their bed with the devil, and it will take a long, long time to wash off this stain of moral hypocrisy.
“Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. On that day many will say to me, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name, and cast out demons in your name, and do many mighty works in your name?’ And then will I declare to them, ‘I never knew you; depart from me, you workers of lawlessness.’" ~ Matt 7:21-23
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