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Trump rhetoric tests unity among black, white evangelicals

Black religious leaders are asking: Where’s the moral outrage among brothers in faith?

Bishop Richard Howell preaches the word of God to a congregation rarely reflected by the evangelical leaders making headlines. The faithful in his pews are black evangelicals, and many are outraged over the racial rhetoric in Washington and the feeble response from white brethren.

President Donald Trump’s derogatory statements about people of color not only are degrading and dangerous, said Howell, but also are deepening rifts among black and white evangelicals, the latter who overwhelmingly support Trump.

“Make America Great Again — what’s that supposed to mean?” asked Howell, pastor of Shiloh Temple International Ministries in north Minneapolis. “We believe it means the president wants to bring back the days of white superiority in this country.

View the complete August 3 article by Jean Hopfensperger on The Star Tribune website here.

Are White Evangelicals the Saviors of the GOP?

President Donald Trump attended a worship service at the International Church of Las Vegas in October 2016. Credit: Chip Somodevilla, Getty Images

Key voting group has remained virtually unchanged in its political preferences

Amid all the talk about shifting demographics and political changes over the last decade, one key voting group has remained virtually unchanged: white evangelicals.

According to one evangelical leader, a record number of white evangelicals voted in the 2018 midterms after an inspired turnout effort.

“This is the most ambitious and most effective voter education, get-out-the-vote program directed at the faith-based vote in a midterm election in modern political history,” Faith & Freedom Coalition President Ralph Reed said the day after the November elections.

More white evangelicals believe Stormy Daniels, and that could have some long-term implications

The following article by Eugene Scott was posted on the Washington Post website March 27, 2018:

The Fix’s Eugene Scott explores how white evangelicals, who have shown strong support for President Trump, could react to allegations of infidelity against him. (Video: Bastien Inzaurralde/Photo: Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post)

No other demographic group supports President Trump more than white evangelicals.

Nearly 8 in 10 white evangelical Protestants approve of Trump’s job performance, according to a survey by the Pew Research Center.

While sex scandals, from allegations of sexual assault to consensual affairs, continue to plague this presidency, a significant drop in support from white evangelicals is not likely to happen. Continue reading “More white evangelicals believe Stormy Daniels, and that could have some long-term implications”