Trump's Impact on Racial Reconciliation Among Evangelicals

Trump's Impact on Racial Reconciliation Among Evangelicals
(Curtis Compton/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)

White evangelicals angered over the killing of George Floyd this summer have joined protests and declared that “Black lives matter” — and some have even championed reparations as they tried to promote racial reconciliation. But their continued support for President Trump has disgusted Black evangelical leaders, many of whom have let them know they are not interested.

John Onwuchekwa, a 36-year-old Black pastor who was a rising star in the Southern Baptist Convention, announced in July his church would leave the convention. Onwuchekwa was troubled that Albert Mohler, president of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, endorsed Trump in April after fiercely opposing the president’s 2016 campaign. But what was especially shocking, Onwuchekwa said, was that other Southern Baptists leaders stayed silent.
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