This morning at around 2:00 as I lay awake in bed (I was having one of my insomniac nights), I realized that my appetite for continuing to post on this page has dried up. In particular I was thinking about the next episode of my political podcast in which I was planning to give a brief overview of the stretch of time from June 2015 to the 2016 conventions, tracing how Donald Trump became the nominee. But the thought that struck me was, ‘What’s the point?’ I’ve been posting my own and others’ articles for well over a year and half, spending hours that could have been allocated better, and to what avail? I know there are people who have really appreciated my efforts and have been introduced to writers and publications they wouldn’t otherwise have known about, and that’s a good thing. But have I changed any hearts and minds? I would say that, sadly, the answer is almost certainly no.
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First Intimations of Disaster
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This episode is the first in a series of perhaps 6-8 segments giving an overview of the 2016 election by a conservative Christian who is decidedly non-political and a non-pundit. It will pull together at least some of the threads that have led us to the Trump Presidency. Today I’m explaining how I came to the decision to vote for Donald Trump’s opponent, quoting along the way from some excellent sources, including the most excellent one of all, the Bible.
Sources quoted include:
“Why this election makes me hate the word ‘evangelical’” by Russell Moore, The Washington Post, February 29, 2016.
“I’m Endorsing Hillary Clinton, the Devil We Know” by P. J. O’Rourke, Daily Beast, May 11, 2016.
“5 Most Sickening Parts of Trump’s Meeting with Evangelical Leaders” by Rebecca Cusey, The Federalist, June 23, 2016.
“Trump Is Not Hitler–He’s Marion Barry” by Rebecca Cusey, The Federalist, July 1, 2016.
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