As the presidential election quickly approaches and is already underway in some states such as Pennsylvania, I am surprised to meet Christians — including evangelicals, Catholics, and mainline Protestants — who tell me they feel they have no choice but to abstain from voting for either candidate. While acknowledging that Kamala Harris would be no friend to Christians, they say they cannot vote for Donald Trump because of his “unpresidential” demeanor, hardline immigration policies, and most recently his comments on abortion policy.
It’s no secret that Trump is unconventional. Unlike most politicians, he says what he thinks. His style is more akin to a boxer in the ring than to a minister in the church pulpit. Of all the self-proclamations Trump has made, he’s never claimed to be a paragon of virtue. Yet Trump has proven to be a competent defender of Christians and our fundamental rights.
During his first term, Trump protected the conscience rights of doctors, nurses, teachers, and religious groups such as the Little Sisters of the Poor. He doubled the child tax credit, expanded paid family leave, proudly brought back the public celebration of Christmas, stood with our Jewish brothers and sisters by moving the U.S. embassy to Jerusalem, and took unprecedented action to rescue victims from the evil of human trafficking.
Crucially, Trump also did more to protect mothers and their unborn babies than any other president in modern history. In addition to instituting many pro-life policies, he appointed the three Supreme Court justices who played an indispensable role in overturning Roe v. Wade — the single greatest victory for protecting the right to life since the ruling in 1973.
Some people still prefer less controversial candidates than Trump. But it is Trump’s unconventional approach — his willingness to buck bureaucratic norms, stay the course when it really counted, and take the heat from corporate media, Democrats, and lukewarm Republicans — that produced such astounding results that decades of conservative leaders failed to deliver.
Kamala Harris, meanwhile, has shown herself to be openly hostile to both Christian values and individual believers. Her record over the past four years and policy proposals for the next four should make every faithful Christian shudder.
Harris has promised to override state laws by signing legislation establishing a national right to unrestricted late-term abortion-on-demand. She is the first sitting vice president to have visited an abortion facility and has made elective abortion a defining issue of her campaign. As a senator, she voted against protections for babies who survive abortions.
While some Christians may be disappointed that Trump has said he would leave abortion policy up to the states in his second term, the reality is that advocating for a blanket nationwide abortion ban is a recipe for sure defeat given the current political environment on the issue. Already more than 20 states have passed laws that protect life at nearly every stage of pregnancy. Trump’s incremental approach is the most likely to save the most lives — and it will certainly save countless more than Harris’ radical abortion agenda.
As vice president, Harris has also been part of the most extreme anti-Christian administration in history. Under her watch, the FBI issued a memo labeling “radical-traditionalist Catholics” as “violent extremists,” according to the House Weaponization Subcommittee, and conducted an outrageous and unjust raid on the home of pro-life activist Mark Houck. The weaponized Biden-Harris Department of Justice targeted pro-life activists while failing to prosecute pro-abortion extremists who threatened and terrorized churches and pro-life pregnancy centers.
Harris also played a key role in ramming through Title IX reforms that allow males to compete in women’s sports and use women’s locker rooms. She has explicitly endorsed left-wing transgender ideology and tacitly embraced prescribing cross-sex hormones and horrific, irreversible transgender surgeries to minors.
Trump has made clear that he will be a fierce opponent of the left-wing push to redefine the sexes and protect our kids, courageously calling these heinous practices what they are: “child abuse.” This alone should be reason enough to vote for Trump. The alternative is leaving an entire generation of kids at risk of irreversible psychological brainwashing and physiological damage.
On the immigration front, Trump’s critics accuse him of being “cruel” and “heartless.” But as we’ve just learned, the reality of Harris’ open borders policies is tens of thousands of murderers and convicted sex offenders pouring into our country. Under her watch, human trafficking at the border — which sees women and girls suffer through rape and unimaginable abuse — has now become a billion-dollar industry.
The choice for believers today is clear: A vote for Trump is a vote to better protect Christians, safeguard our children, advance a culture of life, and restore American sovereignty. A vote for Harris is a vote to prosecute Christians, confuse and mutilate our kids, adopt extreme abortion policies, and undermine the security of our homes and communities.
It sounds extreme because it is. Staying home is not the moral high ground. It’s conceding to a candidate who would actively work against Christians and the values that have made America the greatest light for liberty in the world.
Rebecca Weber is the president and CEO of the Association of Mature American Citizens (AMAC).
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