Christian radio host and evangelical leader Dr. Michael Brown is going to vote for Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump in the Nov. 8 elections, and he has pretty good reasons why.
In an article for The Christian Post, Brown clarified that voting for Trump does not mean he's endorsing him, since "there's a world of difference between endorsing a candidate and voting for a candidate."
Brown added that he respects those in the #NeverTrump camp, since he shares many of their concerns as well. He is worried that he might further degrade the nation and deepen their ethnic and racial divides. The evangelical leader is also concerned that Trump would alienate U.S. allies and provoke the nation's enemies.
At the same time, he does not like the way some evangelicals fawned over Trump like he is some kind of saviour figure. Many of them have minimised the business magnate's failings, therefore giving the nation a false moral assessment of him.
"My decision to vote for Trump, barring something earth-shattering event between now and November 8, is consistent with my position, which has been: During the primaries, I issued strong warnings against voting for Trump while we had other excellent choices," he explained.
But when he became the Republican candidate, Brown said he began rooting for Trump since "under no circumstances would I vote for [Democratic nominee] Hillary [Clinton]."
Not only that, but Brown sincerely believes that Trump is serious about appointing pro-life and pro-Constitution Supreme Court justices. "When he said during the last debate that, if you're pro-life, you want to see Roe v. Wade overturned, and when he reiterated at his Gettysburg speech that he will be drawing from his list of 20 potential appointees, he helped me feel more confident that he would not suddenly flip-flop if elected."
Brown also believes that America is electing a president, not a pastor. In short, Brown said they are not looking for Trump to be a moral reformer but someone who would defeat Clinton and make some good decisions for the nation.
He said there are "massive differences" between Clinton and Trump. While Clinton is a pro-abortion radical and an extreme supporter of the LGBT agenda, Trump has spoken out against late-term abortions. The Republican candidate also expressed his intent to appoint justices who would defend the nation's liberties, he said.
Brown also likes how Trump continues to be drawn to conservative Christians, and he thinks their godly influence would help guide his leadership. "Although I'm quite aware that a president could do great harm or good to the nation, I'm far more concerned with what we as God's people do with our own lives and witnesses, and for me, the state of the church of America is much more important than the state of the White House," he said.
