Homer wrote: Exit polls showed that 80% of white evangelical Christians voted for trump, whatever that's worth.
Yes, I was referring mostly to the growing number of 'progressive' Christians (who purposefully don't associate with the term 'evangelical'... progressive Christians pray too.
I could not myself vote for either Trump or Clinton. I could not believe that early on prominent evangelicals were supporting Trump, even long before he was nominated.
I very much agree with this. I can understand voting for Trump given them choice between him and Clinton, but I do not understand why so many Evangelicals got on the Trump bandwagon early in the primary process. I kept hearing that he was the only one who could beat Hillary, but the polls were actually showing he matched up the WORST with Hillary.
All the progressive Christians that I interact with agree that abortion is wrong and that late-term or partial-birth abortion is particularly offensive. But they also believe that refusing refugees, inciting racism, the death penalty, torture, and aggressive foreign policy are evil. Progressive Christians tend to think most everything on Clinton's platform (except abortion) match up very well with genuine Christianity (which they interpret in a liberation theology paradigm). When they add it all up, they consider Clinton the lesser of 2 evils, at worst and, in some cases, a very good candidate with that 1 major flaw.I do not see how they could support someone who believes a baby can be ripped apart and slaughtered within minutes of birth. That practice is wickedness IMO and inexcusable.
Of course, I disagree with much of their assessment. But I don't think they are all 'fake' Christians. And I do think they prayed hard for this election.