But King’s views on immigration — and Western civilization — are quite common among the conservative Christians who helped elect him and other politicians like him — including President Trump. Family Research Council President Tony Perkins explained white evangelicals’ ongoing support for Trump last year to Politico, saying:Evangelical Christians “were tired of being kicked around by Barack Obama and his leftists. Person, like many Christians, thinks Christians are being persecuted for their faith. A 2018 Post-ABC poll found that 75 percent of white evangelicals described “the federal crackdown on undocumented immigrants” as a positive thing. And a 2018 Pew Research Center poll found nearly 7 in 10 white evangelicals saying the United States has no responsibility to house refugees.

Source: Washington Post April 24, 2019 17:48 UTC