The nomination of Donald Trump by the Republican Party is
the epitome of the phrase, “Damned if we do, damned if we don’t.” If we vote for Trump, we
compromise on numerous principles. If we don’t, Hillary Clinton is
the only other realistic alternative.
Some pro-life Christians (as if there is another kind) are
up in arms against those that refuse to vote for a despicable human being because he “isn’t her”. The case they make is that the singular reason as to why we
should abandon our principles and vote for Donald Trump is because he will help
the pro-life movement with his appointments to the Supreme Court.
It’s laughable.
First of all, what kind of position do we find ourselves in
when we are voting only based on Supreme Court appointments? The Supreme Court
should be an afterthought in our selection of a president. But the SCOTUS has
been out of control for decades. It’s why abortion is federally legal in the
first place. This entity that was created to check the other branches and be
balanced by the other branches is now creating laws based on no substantial
precedent in the Constitution it is supposed to uphold. Individuals can be
fined if they don’t purchase health insurance and homosexuals can marry, and
innocent humans can be ripped apart as long as they aren’t too old. There is
already a serious problem that will not be solved by a wild-card candidate.
Accepting the importance of the Supreme Court, it’s still a
desperate leap to think that Donald Trump will deliver.
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Trump and his good friends, the Clintons |
“We could lose the
Court for decades.”
Let’s be real. The Court will not be lost when Hillary
Clinton is elected president. The Court was lost on July 18 when Donald Trump
became the Republican nominee. Relying on him to save the day is a desperate
grasp at hope that is simply not there.
If it sounds like I’m being negative, you’re right.
There is nothing on Donald Trump’s shady record that is any
indication that he will appoint pro-life justices.
“But he said he would.” Yes, and Hillary Clinton said she
supports the second amendment. Both are pathological liars that will say
anything to have power.
Let’s examine what Donald Trump has said about abortion and
the abortion industry.
Trump was a frim abortion supporter until, as far as we
know, 2011. He changed his mind and became “pro-life” because of stories from
friends about the children they decided not to abort. I value these kinds of
stories, but in and of themselves they aren’t enough. This is weak reasoning as
to why someone is against abortion. What if those children turned out to be
monsters? Anyone who has studied pro-life apologetics knows this is a functionalist
view. If one’s support of abortion changes because of how people at risk of
abortion turn out, then one is rooting the value of people in what they do
rather than their inherent worth as human beings. To reiterate, these stories
are important and are evidence to the pro-life case, but these alone do not
supply a proper pro-life view. Human life is valuable for being human life.
Period.
This past January, Trump muddied the waters of his pro-life
stance by stating that he believed abortion should be banned at some point
during pregnancy except for the cases of rape, incest, and life of the mother. (Life
of the mother cases are extremely rare anymore due to modern medical technology.)
This should send up immediate red flags for pro-life
individuals. No one denies the awful circumstances of rape and incest, or any
other reasons for having an abortion. But circumstances do not change our
value. A fetus at eight weeks’ gestation who was conceived in rape is equally
as innocent and deserving of life as a fetus at eight weeks’ gestation who
was conceived purposefully. The sins of a father should not forfeit the rights
of the child.
This is not something I have to tell Christians. They know
this. Yet somehow, some of them are voting for Donald Trump.
In February, when Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio finally opened
fire on Trump in a legendary last stand, both went after him for his
compliments towards Planned Parenthood. To Trump’s credit, he stood his ground
in praise of the organization, saying, “…But millions and millions of women—cervical
cancer, breast cancer—are helped by Planned Parenthood.” He did change his mind
and said that they should be defunded, yet stuck to the myth that they do
breast cancer screenings—after Cecile Richards had to state under oath that
they do not. He is recklessly uninformed on this issue. But we are to trust him
with it?
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What if she was conceived in rape? Pro-life Trump supporters are justifying her death by voting for someone who justifies her death. |
There have been several times that Trump has reiterated his
“caveat” approach to abortion, such as this statement LESS THAN TWO MONTHS AGO:
“The primary responsibility of the
federal government is to protect the rights of its citizens. Life is the most
fundamental right. The federal government should not diminish this right by
denying its’ protection. I am opposed to abortion except for rape, incest and
life of the mother. I oppose the use of government funds to pay for abortions.”
Life is a fundamental right—unless there are tough
circumstances surrounding a pregnancy. With Trump, there always seems to be a
“but”, and not just the ones he’s groped without permission.
Or there was the interview with Bloomberg’s Mark Halperin
that revealed even more:
Trump: I'm pro-life, but with the caveats. It's life of the mother,
incest, and rape.
Halperin: Say a woman is pregnant, and it's not in any of those
exception categories and she chooses to have an abortion.
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She is at eight weeks gestation. Is she young enough to legally kill, Mr. Trump? What say you, pro-life Trump supporters? |
Trump: It depends when.
Halperin: Let's say, early in her pregnancy.
Trump: Mark, it's very simple. Pro-life.
Not only does Trump refuse to budge on what is already a
publicly pro-choice stance, he then gives up more ground by stating an
ambiguous, “It depends when,” implying to any person—save those who have not
already committed to him out of a delusional hope—that he does support abortion
in other circumstances at least some of the time. Then, he digs a deeper hole
by refusing to even answer the question about abortion early in a pregnancy.
This sounds like a man who is trying to win over Christian
voters by acting like something he’s not. And by God if it isn’t working!
We’re too busy making excuses for his behavior and beliefs
to bother to realize he isn’t going to do a blessed thing to help the pro-life
movement. Or are we just clinging to a hope that isn’t there?
Retired Lieutenant General Michael Flynn, a registered Democrat,
said “women have to be able to choose” abortion, “because they're the...ones
that are going to decide to bring up that child or not.”
What’s the significance of Flynn’s statement? Trump was
considering him as his running mate.
Even in the final debate, Trump danced around a simple and
pointed question posed by moderator Chris Wallace: Do you want the Supreme
Court to overturn Roe v. Wade?
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Another institution I lost my remaining respect for |
“If that would happen because I am pro-life, and I will be
appointing pro-life judges, I would think that that will go back to the
individual states.”
The fact that Trump has to reiterate “I am pro-life” is
telling.
Dissatisfied with this lack of response, Wallace asked
again.
“If we put another two or perhaps three justices on that’s
really what’s going to be—that will happen. It’ll happen automatically in my
opinion because I am putting pro-life justices on the court,” Trump replied.
As The New York Times’
Anna North said:
“Donald Trump is generally only too
willing to opine on topics about which he knows nothing. But there’s one topic
on which he is uncharacteristically muckle-mouthed: abortion.”
Does it not alarm us that a man who never fails to offer his
opinion, regardless of how half-baked it is, tip-toes around abortion? Even the
question about the very reason we are supposed to throw out our convictions to
vote for Trump—the future of the Supreme Court—goes unanswered!
It is completely ridiculous to vote for Trump with the
expectation that he will deliver quality Supreme Court appointments. The Bible
says in Matthew 7, “Ye shall know them by their fruits.” How quickly we abandon
such lessons to grope for a savior in the presidential election.

Honestly, I’m disgusted by the number of Christians who have
believed a lie—rather, created the lie—and are willing to vote for a pro-choice
candidate. People and organizations are losing their credibility as followers
of Christ. You all tell me that voting for Hillary Clinton is voting for legalized abortion. The facts are in, people: Donald Trump supports abortion. YOU are voting for legalized abortion by voting for Trump. You can't suddenly change the rules of the game to suit you.
The fact that we are so easily ready to abandon our convictions in the name of stopping Hillary Clinton means that she has already won. She doesn't have to take away our rights to practice our beliefs. We're already sacrificing them. This is exactly what she wants, and she hasn't had to do any of the work.
The fact that we are so easily ready to abandon our convictions in the name of stopping Hillary Clinton means that she has already won. She doesn't have to take away our rights to practice our beliefs. We're already sacrificing them. This is exactly what she wants, and she hasn't had to do any of the work.
The presidency is lost. The Supreme Court is lost. But our
mission to change minds about abortion and evangelize our culture does not have
to be. Yet those, too, are being lost in a futile attempt to gain the first
two. Who will take a Christian seriously who votes for a man such as Donald
Trump? Who will take the pro-life movement seriously when so many choose to
vote for a pro-choice presidential candidate?
I won’t, and I fall into both categories. Imagine how
it all looks to those on the outside.
If we’re damned already, we might as well stick to our
principles. They’re all we have left.
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