Norman Geisler, a major Christian scholar and intellectual (now retired), recently came out for Trump, as did Ted Cruz. They join an impressive list of people who, for various reasons, want Trump to win the election.
It is my opinion that we conservatives/Christians need to drop our opposition to electing Trump. We have stood bravely, but our position is collapsing on all sides. It’s time to sound the retreat so that we may live to fight another day, enduring a President Trump rather than a President Clinton.
Hundreds of articles and posts have argued against voting for Trump. The objections amount to (1) he’s a bad man, (2) he doesn’t know much, (3) some of his positions aren’t conservative, and (4) his latest spouse, a model, has posed for some sexually improper photographs.
I would reply, “And, using that list, what objections against Clinton and her spouse can you mention?” Even with the magnitude of Trump’s reprehensibilities, I think the comparison is laughable, myself.
Despite his outlandish claims, Trump is well aware that he doesn’t know much. As president, he would hire knowledgeable people and delegate–as all businessmen do. Look at his friends. Look at the people he surrounds himself with and goes to for advice. Now look at Clinton and her crowd. Which crowd do you prefer?
And by the way, this “nuclear codes” business really, really needs to be put to rest. The anti-Trumpers are trying to dupe people into picturing Trump practicing golf putts in the Oval Office, noticing a big red button on his desk, and muttering, “I wonder what this does?” And whoosh, World War Three is underway! It is mere scaremongering horse dung. No president has the power to launch any attack without the concurrence of the Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
It is sometimes alleged that evangelical Christianity will be besmirched unless we loudly disavow Trump. I deny this; I think that it is an expression of the never-ending technique of guilt manipulation. I certainly think that Christians would make a grave mistake if they should tout any candidate as “the Christian candidate” or “God’s choice,” but merely choosing Trump over Clinton does not tell anyone what we think about his character. Understand this: for the rest of your life, you are going to encounter people who say, in essence, “Do as I say or I will call you a bad Christian.” You cannot satisfy a guilt manipulator; ignore him.
Millions of people today are gung-ho on Trump. If he wins, I’m afraid that many of them are going to be somewhat disappointed. I don’t trust Trump to deliver on his promises. He might; he might not. Either way, I’d prefer him over Clinton (and he and she are the only real options). Wayne Grudem was certainly right when he wrote “there is nothing morally wrong with voting for a flawed candidate if you think he will do more good for the nation than his opponent.” In our situation, we might substitute the words “less damage” for “more good.” The principle remains.