Supporting Trump at All Costs
Evangelicals and conservative Christians have long held the overturning of Roe v. Wade as their priority and mandate, politically-speaking. Many within this sector have also seen themselves in the midst of a long, drawn-out culture war, losing ground year by year to an increasingly secular — or at least, less Christian — society. Early on, Trump honed in on these two things in order to secure his largest and most influential support base, and it worked. He’s stayed on-message and on-task in this regard, and in so many words, has promised them to restore America to the “Christian nation it once was.”

This sector of the church earnestly believes that abortion is the greatest evil of our time, and therefore, it is of the utmost importance and urgency to overturn its legalization. Many would give just about anything to have more conservative justices on the Supreme Court bench in order to stop this sanctioning of murder.

Nationally recognized church leaders and prophets have reinforced this for years, drawing biblical parallels between Old Testament stories and our current political climate. Believers have been taught to focus on the bigger picture — the spiritual battle that is raging — rather than what one sees in the physical realm. Support Trump for what he will inevitably bring about, and essentially ignore the rest.

But by doing so, I believe with my whole heart that we’ve unwittingly made a deal with the devil. We’ve exchanged the prospect of overturning Roe v. Wade for something far worse than legalized abortion.
['Michelle Wuesthoff']
['Politics', 'Religion', 'Christianity', 'Abortion', 'Donald Trump']