It was always perplexing why the White evangelical Christians in this country embraced a President so sinful as Donald Trump. Especially when in the 1990s, they practically passed out at the mere thought of fellatio in the Oral ... Oval Office and a bit of fun with the tip of a cigar. Might have been offensive, but it wasn't impeachable. But the main issue motivating the right Christian Whites is opposition to abortion, which translates to birthing as many babies as possible, keeping them in poverty as long as possible, and then denying them the right to vote in elections when they grow up.
Simple, eh?
Well, this article in the Washington Post does a good job of describing where the White evangelicals are, politically, right now, and why they're there, and what we have to fear as they try to cling to their fading share of the power profile in this country.
Why are White evangelicals embracing an anti-democratic movement? Because they’re panicking.
"Our politics have fallen victim to the primal scream of once-dominant White evangelicals. Having failed to capture the hearts, minds and souls of a majority of Americans, these communities are turning against democracy. They prefer an authoritarian theocracy to a multiracial society in which they are a distinct minority. And that, candidly, is a threat to our democracy and to the notion of equal justice under the law."
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