Sep
5
To Pro-Life Evangelicals Who Voted for Biden
“Did you not see the radical, destructive, anti-Christian policy decisions he would make?” — Michael Brown
The following is an edited-down version of a column by Christian theologian, apologist, and radio host Dr. Michael Brown. I largely agree with Brown’s position and his frustration with the incredulity of pro-life evangelicals who voted for Joe Biden. If these people truly are pro-life, then I hope they are experiencing a huge case of buyer’s remorse. They should be ashamed.
“How is your pro-life vote for Joe Biden looking right now?
As I’ve said repeatedly in the past, I can understand if you could not cast your vote for Donald Trump, despite all the good that he did. In your view, the damage he did and the example he set more than outweighed the positives. And so, as a lover of Jesus and the Word of God, you could not vote for him.
But a vote for Biden, specifically, as a pro-life evangelical? What on earth were you thinking? …
Pres. Biden’s staunch opposition to the pro-life movement should have surprised no one. It is exactly what he said he would do, and it is in harmony with the Democratic platform.
Now, he has taken things one step further, pledging to oppose Texas’ landmark, pro-life bill with the all the might of the US government. As the President tweeted on Thursday, “The Supreme Court’s overnight ruling is an unprecedented assault on constitutional rights and requires an immediate response. We will launch a whole-of-government effort to respond, looking at what steps we can take to ensure that Texans have access to safe and legal abortions.” …
The time for surprise and shock is long-since past (and was never, for a split second, justified in the least). Instead, it is time for serious reflection and introspection.
Could it be that your loathing of Trump so colored your thinking that it distorted your view of reality? That, by rejecting the over-exaltation of Trump (which I also opposed) that, in turn, you created a new Joe Biden, a man after your own views and convictions? …
So many of us were willing to put up with Trump’s many, obvious failings because of his larger policy accomplishments. It is not an overstatement to say that some of his policies will have a positive impact for a generation or more.
In October 2020, I wrote this to pro-life evangelicals for Biden,
“With all respect, I say this: Do not talk to me about ‘biblical balance’ while urging evangelical followers of Jesus to vote for the party that justifies the slaughter of more than 60 million babies in their mother’s womb and will fight tooth and nail to codify Roe v. Wade.
Any mention of ‘biblical balance’ that doesn’t start with concern for the shedding of innocent blood is so far out of balance it is no longer biblical.””
Exactly.
