The United States and USA evangelicalism is profoundly sick.
At the National Prayer Breakfast Trump attacked Republican Representative Thomas Massie of Kentucky, calling him a "moron."
He then attacked Democrats saying, "I don’t know how a person of faith can vote for a Democrat."
He went on to repeat his false claims that he won the popular vote in 2016 and that his 2020 loss to former president Joe Biden was "rigged."
Over the course of his rambling speech, which had nothing to do with prayer, he lashed out at enemies, condemning immigrants, complaining about transgender people and diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
He even boasted about the efficacy of the deadly military operations he’d ordered.
After the National Prayer Breakfast, Trump, or his office (and he is still responsible), posted a video representing the Obamas as apes. As evil as this is, it is no surprise, for Trump's racism and hatred has been clear since before his first term.
Yet Trump will continue to have the support of the majority of white evangelicals.
As a non-USA person, an outsider to USA politics, it is pretty clear that white evangelicals, who claim to care about the abortion issue, do not care that scripture says that all people are people of value, created in the image of God.
Racism from anyone is unacceptable.
But clear racist bullying and abuse from the President of the United States is not just wrong — it is inexcusable.
America’s own founding document could not be clearer. The Declaration of Independence declares:
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.”
Those words are not a slogan. They are a standard.
A promise that power exists to protect dignity — not to demean it.
When leaders betray that promise, it’s not unpatriotic to speak up. It’s precisely what those words demand.
To refuse to apologise and to blame a staff member is cowardice.
The fact that very few evangelicals have condemned the post speaks volumes about the (not-so) underlying racism and white supremacy mindset that has nothing to do with christianity.
Let's be clear racism is wrong.
Racism is not the exclusive problem of the USA.
It is here in Canada.
But as christians we need to speak up and speak out and work to counter the lies of racism.
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