Why We Might Want to Listen to Trump Supporters
We don’t need to agree with them (or their actions) to hear them out.
I don’t know when it happened, but I’ve become more and more suspicious of people who say they are inclusive. It’s not that the people who say this are liars, but they tend to love all the “right” people, people of color, LGBTQ people, immigrants, and others.
But Jesus calls us to love our enemies and pray for persecutors, which means loving might not be the “right” people but instead are people who are the opposite of everything we believe in. God calls us to live out this challenge, but too often we fail because it’s damn hard to love someone that seems unlovable.
And yet, it is what we are called to do and I think as Christians who live in the United States at this particular moment, we must do for the sake of our nation and the sake of our world.
Recently, New York Times columnist David Brooks came out with a provocative op-ed with the title “What if We’re the Bad Guys Here?” What follows is an essay of introspection regarding the continuing popularity of Donald Trump. He counters the oft-told and comforting tale by those opposed to the former president about his rise to power. You know the story: Donald Trump and his followers are a reactionary force of bigots afraid…
