How Do We Defend Christians' Support of Trump's Unseemly Behavior?
I'm just saying we should address the things that nonbelievers find (and I find, actually) offensive about some of the ways he conducts himself. For the sake of the gospel. We are here not to prop people up who do not dignify the name of Christ by acting in an unseemly manner. This is not to say criticize everything he says and does. For example, I am disgusted with the Left's accusations of his "insensitivity" when talking to the Gold Star Mom. I think it's wrong to fault-find him to death. I'm not for that at all. We should respect his office and pray for him and respect and honor him as our president. I am not saying these things to suggest that we participate in the attempts by his enemies to destroy him and his presidency. I hate that. I am just trying to draw attention to that aspect of his personal style, if you will, that is often inappropriate for a man in his position. I'm not expecting him to be perfect. I just have friends and relatives that are on the Left and they justifiably have issues with this president and I am trying to find ways to talk civilly about a person who is being accused of being divisive and polarizing. We are living in a time when we really need to learn how to dialog about these points of contention. Not necessarily convince the other person of our point of view but at least talk about the issues people have with Donald Trump right now. He's gotten a lot of things all stirred up and I think that's great because he sure gives us a lot of talking points. I agree with you about him being "good for Christianity." I just think we should keep our focus on how we can use this time to draw people closer to God. And some of his arrogance and insulting manner coupled with his popularity with evangelical Christians is confusing to a lot of people. That's all I'm saying.
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