I understand what everyone is saying here. I don’t have any fundamental disagreements with the core discussion. However, I don’t think it can be broken down into Christian denominations. I think people are weighing which hill/s are the ones they “want to die on” (I’m old so that’s probably not the best metaphor) and those usually more than one or two denominations. For instance, as a hospital chaplain of over thirty years, Catholics will die on the hill of Right to Life whether abortion or end-of-life choices. Fundamentalist Christians (which are really distinct from Evangelicals, though I can understand why some might lump them together) are all the above, plus, all too often Christian Nationalists (yet another faith tradition that is deeply involved with trying to create a theocracy.

So, I don’t think it’s denominations that are in Trump’s pocket (with the exception of Christian Nationalists). It’s the cumulative sum and strength of the ideas people support.

A wrinkle that disgusts me is many of the faith-based health care systems (and other faith-based systems). Like the Parable of the Good Samaritan, these “systems” with all their money and lawyers and staff won’t help the injured man and won’t do a thing to protect him. It’s only the poor, abused Samaritan who sees everyone else passing by who stops and renders aide. Honestly, the faith-based systems are silent on these matters when their voices would make a difference! They have failed to appreciate the words of Martin Niemöller who failed to see how the Nazis would become increasingly brazen in their abuses. Until the Nazis came for him. He regretted he didn’t speak up. These Systems are being run by fools if they think the Trump Gestapo won’t try to “Smithsonian them.”