Posted on 07/20/2019 7:11:03 AM PDT by Kaslin
I have no desire to defend the worst of President Trump’s tweets. Or the ugliest of his words. Or the most inappropriate aspects of his behavior. And I have no idea whether he understands what it means to be a Christian or if he ever reads the Bible.
But in 2020, if it is Donald Trump vs. any of the Democratic candidates, I would vote again for Trump in a heartbeat. And the liberal media will not shame me out of my vote.
As I wrote before, I will not play the game of renounce Trump to prove my Christian witness.
When the president embarrasses me, I’ll say so.
When I find his words or actions offensive, I’ll make that known.
But I will not dance to the tune of the liberal media or march to the beat of the critics, nor should you.
First, you will never appease your ideological enemies. Until you renounce your larger, conservative convictions, you will still be branded a bigot and a homophobe, a hater of women, and more.
True, on a personal level, I might get some liberal airtime if I were to say today, “As an evangelical leader, I am deeply disappointed in the behavior of President Trump and will not vote for him in 2020.”
But I guarantee you that I would still be hated by those same liberals for my views on abortion and homosexuality. I would still be considered a dangerous transphobe for standing against transgender activism. I would still be vilified as a small-minded hater for affirming the authority of Scripture.
Second, there is a clear end-game these critics are playing when they shame evangelicals who voted for Trump. They want him to lose the next election. They want one of their own in the White House.
They could care less about hurting our evangelical witness. In fact, they’re the ones who helped create and drive the narrative that, “No true Christian could ever vote for Trump!” (For the sensitive, Christian reader who struggles with some of the president’s words and actions, ask yourself this question: Do liberal media pundits who mock our Christian values really care about our witness? Do you really think they want to help us be more effective in sharing the Gospel with others? Really?)
The goal of the liberal critic is simple: Diminish support for Trump; increase support for one of his opponents. Period.
And for me, the choices are simple, given the likely scenario in 2020: 1) Sit out the election; 2) vote for a radical liberal; or 3) vote for Trump. And to sit out the election (by the millions) is to guarantee the election of a radical liberal.
“But,” the critic asks, “how can you possibly vote for Trump? He’s such a vile character. He is so crude with his insults. He’s nasty, and he’s divisive, and so much more that is unchristian. How can you vote for him?”
To be perfectly clear, I am not blind to the president’s shortcomings. During the primaries, I was one of his most vocal, conservative detractors. (See this video we put out in November, 2015 titled, “Why Evangelicals Should Have a Problem with Donald Trump.” We never took it down for the sake of integrity and honesty. That is how I felt at that time.)
Right before the 2018 elections, I wrote a book titled, Donald Trump Is Not My Savior (and I did this as a Trump supporter.)
So I am hardly blind when it comes to our president’s faults. And I have never been comfortable with evangelical leaders defending Trump as if he were a paragon of Christian virtue.
But that’s the whole point. He is not our Savior. He is not our moral champion. He is not our spiritual leader. As I’ve said before, the Savior gets my life. The president gets my vote. There is no comparison between the two.
Although I personally did not believe the president’s recent “go back home” tweets were racist, I was not happy with them either. Nor was I happy with the “send her home” chant at his North Carolina rally. Or with the way he recently responded to New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman.
But I am thrilled with how he has transformed the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals with his appointees, resulting in a major, pro-life victory against Planned Parenthood.
I am thrilled that, back in March, the UK Guardian could run a headline stating, “Trump's legacy: conservative judges who will dominate US law for decades.” Or that, in April, The Hill could state, “Donald Trump has secured the future of our American courts.”
More recently, an email from First Liberty’s Kelly Shackleford just announced that, “Over the past week, the U.S. Senate confirmed five more judges to the federal bench. These five confirmations are an important milestone that bring the total number of the President’appointed judges to 130.
“For the first time in this administration, we have more confirmations (130) than vacancies (129).”
This legacy will far outlast Trump’s mean-spirited tweets or ill-advised words.
In the same way, when it comes to the economy, if it’s Trump vs. a socialist, he has my vote. The same when it comes to religious liberties. Or standing with Israel. Or pushing back against radical LGBT+ activism.
Trump gets my vote, and the liberal media won’t shame me out of it.
As for my testimony as a follower of Jesus, watch my life and actions. Listen to my words. Examine me closely, then come to your own conclusions.
And then ask yourself this question: If we can save the lives of babies who were being slaughtered in the womb, do you think they will care if the man who helped save them was sometimes vulgar and crude? And do you think they’ll find us unchristian if we voted for him?
The left wants to completely and utterly destroy all who disagree with them and some panty waists claiming to be on our side still clutch their pearls because President Trump can be terse? No wonder we lose, lose, lose. Enough of this gutless nonsense. To all who feel this way just shut the hell up and sit down. The grownups will take it from here you gutless wonders. Just damn!
Well, my “Trump” pink camo cap has been on a wig stand in my closet for three years. I guess it’s time to haul it out and put it on my own head. I’ve had enough of this commie crap!
There is nothing our President has said or done that has caused me to “speak out” against him. He is doing a fantastic job given the situation and opposition from the entire government structure.
It would a major struggle to find even one item where I agree with any of the Rat candidates about anything. Even were I to have concerns about our President, the alternative is a Rat who hates everything I believe in and stands for, and seriously, would enjoy putting me in a death camp given the opportunity.
I have not, am not, and will not be wavering about supporting our President.
We went to the Trump Vineyard in Virginia and have a fine bottle ready for 2020 election night with all my suburban moms to toast his accomplishments. Promises Kept.
So I watch and listen to Trump and I watch and listen to the Dems and the MSM.
Trump can be crude but he is nowhere near as vicious and willing TO MAKE THINGS UP as the democrats and the MSM assistants.
F the lib lying dumba$$es.
Back to my reloading.
What a self promoter
When he first announced I thought he was a joke. When it came time to vote it was supreme court and not Hillary. Now, its results and promises kept. Even my millennial kids are converted. 2020 is survival determinative.
Too many “I”s in article. Must believe people care what he thinks.
And next you know the libs who scream obscenities in the faces of children, old ladies, and nuns will be telling us how evil Trump is because he uses naughty words!
That’ll do it, for sure.
Get him re-elected that is.
When the Temple priests and Levites sat around among themselves, perhaps they expressed concern over Jehu organizing a Baal-lovers convention, or about the way he drove his chariot. But they also knew he was the only one chosen by Elijah and Elijah’s God to get rid of Jezebel and the only one capable of eradicating the scourge of Baal worship from the land. Just as Trump, despite his methods and his self-driven nature, is the one chosen by God to get rid of Hillary and the only one caoable of eradicating the Swamplanders. Trump is not the Temple priest; he is Jehu, who driveth furiously, for which God be praised.
I enjoy the President’s tweets and there is very I cringe at when he speaks.
In 2016 I voted for Trump because, he was not Clinton, and why the heck not?
This time I will vote for Trump because I like and admire his courage, commitment, authenticity, and zest.
Excellent article. Right on.
During the Trump roundup this should be covered. Besides determining how they got a drivers license show how much it’s costing taxpayers of that state. Also point out increased premiums on drivers insurance rates. Check the precinct list of registered voters where these people resided. If they’re on that list, Federal crime, charge them and those that enabled them to vote knowing they were illegals. If ebough noise is made it should discourage illegals still here from voting.
Me neither!!!
It will be millions of us
Correction, the right has always been less racist, just fringe elements that I don’t even consider “right” the left grew its racist positions under “I” boma and has gone off the Richter scale since Trump won
Yep!
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