Incredibly the “evangelical” establishment has jumped on the Trump bandwagon. The main stream media assumes that people like Jerry Falwell Jr., Sarah Palin and Dr. Jeffress speak for all evangelicals. I am not sure that is true. I hope it is not true, because they are being naïve and stupid.
If Donald Trump and Ted Cruz compete for the nomination, that benefits everyone, particularly evangelicals. At a minimum, Cruz will force Donald Trump to commit to strong conservative positions. But if everyone jumps on the bandwagon and nominates Donald Trump by public proclamation we are almost certain to see the “old” Donald Trump return sooner rather than later. We could be experiencing severe buyer’s remorse before the RNC convention.
Trump will rapidly move toward the political center to position himself to win a general election. He will signal his willingness to work with Democrats to end the gridlock. He will become even more arrogant. Some of that arrogance will be directed toward naïve conservatives. In other words, Trump will become exactly like the Republican establishment we hate. This is a guy who literally said he could shoot someone on 5th Avenue and it wouldn’t matter. Seriously?
I firmly believe that one of the reasons Barack Obama got elected in 2008 was the Rick Warren interview at Saddleback Church. That was interpreted by many people as evidence that Obama was at least friendly with the evangelical community. Obviously, the opposite was true. This is the most anti-Christian President in our nation’s history. Frankly I am sick and tired of a handful of pastors from Mega churches pretending they speak for all evangelicals. They don’t. To be blunt the Evangelical establishment is every bit as dangerous to our freedom as the Republican Establishment and the Democratic establishment. Power always corrupts and that is just as true for the clergy as it is for politicians.
Conservatives are on the brink of a radical change in our nationals politics. It will be a real shame if we allow the establishment, to once again decide what is best for the rest of us.
TDM