WASHINGTON ― Although President Donald Trump’s decision to declare Jerusalem the capital of Israel found opponents in foreign policy experts, religious groups, other world leaders and even many Israelis, it enjoys strong support among Trump’s biggest remaining political base: white evangelical Christians. “It is tied to divine promises many Christians believe are still in force.”A 2013 survey by Pew Research found that 82 percent of white evangelical Christians believe God gave Israel to the Jews. In recent months, as Trump’s polling numbers have declined, white evangelical Christians, who make up about a quarter of the electorate, have become the only sizable segment of voters who continue to support him strongly. “It was 70 years ago that the United States, under President Truman, recognized the state of Israel,” Trump said. “Ever since then, Israel has made its capital in the city of Jerusalem ― the capital the Jewish people established in ancient times.”That acknowledgement, Bock said, is important to evangelical Christians.

Source: Huffington Post December 06, 2017 22:18 UTC