American Evangelical Republicanism is a one trick pony. Ask any Evangelical why he or she is a Republican. Chances are the first thing they’ll say is: “I’m against abortion.” Well, so I am. It’s an American travesty. We probably won’t say, “I just want everything else to stay the same.” But we may think that to ourselves.
But abortion is not the only moral issue of the day, and from an ethical and logical standpoint, other issues are of equal import.
The list is long:
American health care ranks 37th in the world, two places above Cuba. How many lives are we losing? Some of us have great health care. Others go to the emergency room when they’re nearly dead. Is this the right course for the richest country in the world? And we pay much more for this health care than any other country in the world.
The rate of violent gun deaths in the US is higher than any other country in what we consider the First World. No matter what our view on “gun rights”, surely we must feel the need to correct this slaughter.
We build a physical wall and a legal wall blocking immigration. Scripture is replete with idea of welcoming foreigners. Exodus 22:21, “Do not mistreat or oppress a foreigner, for you were foreigners in Egypt.”
Income inequality in the US is the highest among the G7 countries. The black-white income gap has remained the same since 1970. The cost in numbers of lives is unknown.
We rank seventh in the world in judicial executions. Is it logical to be against abortion and in favor of execution?
Many Evangelicals don’t believe in climate change, so I won’t put that on the list of moral imperatives. But, if I’m still around, I’ll get back to you when several million Bangladeshis disappear beneath the waves.
So, in addition to abortion, there are tons of ethical issues for Evangelical Republicans to take up.
