Christians and morals

When Thanksgiving occurs, I tend to be thankful for the things I have. However, I feel different this year because of the following: “The number of people looking for divorces was 34 percent higher from March through June compared to 2019… The data showed that 31 percent of the couples admitted lockdown has caused irreparable damage to their relationships. “US Divorce Rates Skyrocket Amid COVID-19 Pandemic”, nypost.com, 1 Sep 2020.

The coronavirus has created “…stress, unemployment, financial strain, death of loved ones, illness, homeschooling children, mental illnesses…”

This is a time more than ever to help each other especially those of us who call themselves Christians. Instead of doing this, Pastor Shane Idleman has decided that an outgoing president is more important: “…character is important, but, if a man, who has decent character… do we look at his character over his policies?

Policy speaks louder than character (although ideally, they should match)…

The President is hated not because of his character, but because of what he stands for. AV Press, 21 Nov 2020

When Trump is criticized about his character, why does Idleman say that Trump is “hated?” Former Christianity Today Galli writes: “None of the president’s positives can balance the moral and political danger we face under a leader of such grossly immoral character. To the many evangelicals who continue to support Mr. Trump in spite of his blackened moral record, we might say this: Remember who you are and whom you serve…

Consider what an unbelieving world will say if you continue to brush off Mr. Trump’s immoral words and behavior in the cause of political expediency.” Dec 2019

Being Thanksgiving, I wonder why Idleman reveres Trump and not understand why there will be 30% of Christians that will not go to church permanently once the pandemic subsides?

Vincent White Lancaster