by Sandy » Mon Jul 25, 2016 3:26 pm
Those are lots of "if's".
Falwell Jr. spoke on his behalf at the convention, and sold his soul in his endorsement. Dobson's running around the country trying to convince people that the man has had a conversion experience. Both are very wealthy men whose financial status and business interests stand to benefit greatly from a Trump presidency. I believe that a Trump presidency will be what he himself embodies, and what he has always come back to when he hasn't had to worry about getting votes, and that is the creation of an oligarchy of the wealthy.
There's no self interest in Mohler and Moore taking their position. They could win the accolades of Trump admirers within the SBC and merrily go along their way, but they've chosen to speak their mind, which could be dangerous, given the vindictive, vitriolic, hate-filled rhetoric spewed by Trump supporters against anyone who chooses to speak the truth. You might not like their theology, but give them credit, they are putting what they claim to belief ahead of politics.
The idea that Trump would appoint originalists to the Supreme Court is laughable. Most of what he proposes, especially related to foreign policy and business practices, are not consistent with an originalist perspective, and would require more executive orders than legislation. Certainly he is not familiar with the constitution's provision of religious freedom, nor of its interpretation. He's never mentioned a pro-life perspective, unless he is pandering for votes and stroking "the evangelicals". But it seems beyond him to understand the social agenda of the Christian right, especially in the applause lines he made about same-gender marriage and bathroom choices in his acceptance speech. Most of my facebook friends seem to glide right over those parts of his speech, and glide over the implications of his policy, which will undo thirty years of hard work on their part.
His boast about being the guy to restore America's standing among its friends as a world power doesn't square up with the reactions of our closest allies in NATO, in fact, after finally getting back some of the respect we lost under Cowboy George, most of our close friends and allies are quite concerned and fearful of an America under Trump, and conservatives should note that Israel is among them. The Russians and Chinese, on the other hand, are looking for resources and means to help influence the election.