America was founded on religious pluralism and equality, and it is this principle that allows me to share the â??good newsâ? with my neighbor. Trumpâ??s attempt to undermine our religious freedom protections will only hurt our ability as American evangelicals to advocate for religious freedom around the world. How can we argue for Christiansâ?? religious freedoms in Muslim-majority nations if our own country bans an entire faith?
I have thought a lot in this election year about what Trumpâ??s anti-Muslim rhetoric means for evangelical Christians. Evangelicals are followers of Christ who put a high authority on Scripture. We listen when Scripture tells us how to interact with our neighbors. As Leviticus 19:33-34 dictates: â??When a foreigner resides among you in your land, do not mistreat them. The foreigner residing among you must be treated as your native-born. Love them as yourself, for you were foreigners in Egypt.â?
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