The CT article makes some valid points as to the effect supporting Trump has on Christian witness. I certainly share this concern.
This article attempts to address this issue.When it comes to America, I have no doubt that, to some extent, this is true. I’ve experienced it myself.
On the other hand, for every person I’ve interacted with who finds my vote for Trump objectionable, I’ve interacted with 10 (or, more likely, 50 or 100) who find my biblical values objectionable. In particular, this applies to my opposition to LGBT activism and, less so, to pro-life views.
So, while some people may not listen to our witness because we voted for Trump, even more people will not listen to us because of our moral convictions. That’s an obstacle we have to overcome.
That's America. Then, there's the rest of the World:
I also asked this question on Facebook (where we have almost 600K followers, about half of them from outside the USA), as well as on Twitter (where we have 37K followers).
On Facebook, where only two polling choices can be given, I asked, “If you are a Christian living outside America or a missionary working overseas, would you say that evangelical support of Trump has hurt your witness?”
The results were overwhelming, with 83 percent saying No and only 17 percent saying Yes.
On Twitter, where I could offer four choices, the answers were (in descending order): Not at all (44 percent); Not sure (22 percent); Not an issue (19 percent); and Definitely (16 percent).
So, while the Twitter response was more nuanced, the overall results were similar.
In both polls, the overwhelming majority disagreed with CT’s statement that evangelical support for Trump has undercut the efforts of countless missionaries who labor in the far fields of the Lord.”
Consider the words some of these people are saying:
On Facebook, RJ wrote from Australia, “A Christian voting for the party of sexual immorality, infanticide, and Christophobia is a far worse witness!”
Lloyd wrote, “I am a full-time missionary to Mozambique, Africa. I have not had any issue of my witness being scrutinized for my support of our President. Being a missionary also allows me to be in the lives of people from all over the world and Trump has been a frequent topic. For the most part, people feel he has been treated unfairly and his policies are liked. I have spoken with people from India, Romania, Australia, France, the Caribbean, South Africa, and Brazil. God bless Dr. Brown.”
Muroslav opined, “Absolutely not, many Canadians support President Trump and would love to have [a] Man like TRUMP running things in Canada!”
From rural Nigeria, Joanne opined, “International politics is not on the minds of most of the people I interact with.”
