White evangelicals have been among Trump’s strongest supporters since the earliest months of his 2016 campaign. That became an issue many took with White evangelicals in the Trump era — and what Graham’s more recent comments on social media have shown: It was not just the “family values” issues that drew White evangelicals to Trump, but shared views on cultural diversity issues. The percentage of White evangelicals in America has declined over the past decade. But consider what would happen if White evangelicals insisted on supporting honest, compassionate, decent, civil, self-controlled men and women for office. Following the inauguration, White evangelicals will no longer have the sway in the White House that they have enjoyed the past four years.

Source: Washington Post December 18, 2020 16:36 UTC