Striking the keynote for all scrutiny regarding Donald Trump’s standing among Evangelicals, Winthrop Poll director Dr. Scott Huffmon said: “The fact that fewer than half of Evangelicals overall would describe Trump as ‘Godly’ or ‘Moral’ suggests that his strength with these groups comes not from modeling pious behavior, but from them viewing him as a bulwark against a culture that they feel is increasingly hostile to them.”

BACKGROUND

In 1963 the secular Warren Supreme Court “made a god that was no god” by establishing Secularism as the official religion of America (Abington School District v. Schempp). The 8-1 decision “led not to true neutrality with respect to religion, but to the establishment of a religion of secularism,” as lone dissenting Justice Potter Stewart correctly foresaw.

The Obergefell vs. Hodges case in 2015 perfectly exemplifies the bane of judicial overreach, embodied by five arrogant Justices placing personal preference above existing law. The fraudulent 5-4 Supreme Court decision was particularly insulting to social conservatives who had voted - in 31 states and by wide margins - to ban same-sex marriage.

Fraudulent is the right word to use. The legislative branch writes the laws, the executive branch signs and carries out the laws, and the judicial branch reviews them to ensure their concurrence with the Constitution. Which legislative branch passed homosexual marriage? Which executive signed the legislation? The ruling was an affront as well to the American Founders, who established the Bible as the paragon for judging society. “God will not tolerate the rebellion of men against Himself.” (1)

From the mid-20th century until today, American secularists have puffed themselves up with their paltry wisdom and false strength. The glory of a nation, however, resides in her righteousness, not in her military prowess, GDP, or intellectual elitism. Virtue is a key component of freedom. Present-day America reveals the hollow inanity of Secularism with secularists dominating education, academia, newsrooms, sports, the courts, big business, Hollywood, and medicine.

2018

President Trump may be equated with Rahab in the Book of Joshua. Although a Canaanite by birth, Rahab stood by faith for the unseen God against a pagan culture. She showed by her actions to be the mouthpiece of God. Francis Schaeffer puts Rahab’s political environment into context: “Surrounding Rahab, however, was a hostile (Deep State) … impregnable, or so its inhabitants thought … surrounded by a monolithic mentality (empowered by) a (pagan) worldview … Rahab was pressured by a powerful city and (profane) culture. … At (that exact) moment she could see nothing with her eyes which (would indicate a) fall.” ( 2)