How do you respond, How can Christians vote for Trump?

yup

you get it

I am also from another country...Canada...but I live in the US

and I wish Canada had more of the patriotic desire to make that a better country the way so many Americans do down here

you know what they say...you don't know what you have until it's gone

All my friends who are christian and moved from socialist places feel as we do!
I pray the americans wake up before they give into this notion - that FREE means free. NOTHING is ever free. When the governments gives you something - you will pay. If not in dollars - then in freedom and control.

Blessings

Are you familiar with the term 'Full Gospel Christians?' It means whole gospel, gifts of the Holy Ghost and miracles believing in, Bible thumping, evangelical Christians. I wouldn't join a church that believes anything to the contrary. There's even sort of a club for business men and entrepreneurs named the "Full Gospel Business Mens' Assn." they hold weekly prayer breakfasts before work.

It is legal in the USA to refuse to swear in we can say I affirm.

Are you familiar with the term 'Full Gospel Christians?' It means whole gospel, gifts of the Holy Ghost and miracles believing in, Bible thumping, evangelical Christians. I wouldn't join a church that believes anything to the contrary. There's even sort of a club for business men and entrepreneurs named the "Full Gospel Business Mens' Assn." they hold weekly prayer breakfasts before work.

Americans are eating themselves up from the inside out

and way too many American Christians seem to think God is going to just step in and take care of matters

too many churches have become political platforms instead of Christ centered, they are activist centered

you are quite correct in what you state

truly off beat post here

God only called ONE nation to be His own...ISRAEL

the US is not Israel and if God does not want any human leaders then why did He call Moses...and so many others?

if anything, if anything at all, God has extended time to a nation that was in a death dive

it is a shame people do not recognize it and pray instead of grumping about and snorting self righteousness all over the place

we are to humble ourselves before God...find it...that is in scripture...we are also to pray for our leaders..apparently you prefer to judge and condemn because you have the mistaken notion you know better than does God who raises a king up and puts another one down

do you actually want this country to be destroyed?

…9Grieve, mourn, and weep. Turn your laughter to mourning, and your joy to gloom. 10Humble yourselves before the Lord, and He will exalt you. 11Brothers, do not slander one another. Anyone who speaks against his brother or judges him speaks against the law and judges it. And if you judge the law, you are not a practitioner of the law, but a judge of it.…
James 4

Personally I think I am okay with Pastors being a little political because they are our Shepherds. BUT they should also understand the bible and what would be a biblical standpoint to Politics.

There is this amazing book I read a while back (I probably thought it was amazing because I agreed with all the points he made lol) but it is called "Jesus outside the lines" by Scott Sauls - a book which tried to depict how Jesus would have navigated the political climate in our time. I especially loved what He had to say for instance about the Homosexuality issue.

I would totally suggest a read - but I have a feeling we probably would agree on most things and in that case you already understand what he is trying to say

It did help me to feel that I am doing a good job navigating these waters in a Christ like way as well as I am able and encouraged me to keep on standing the way I do even though nobody around me seems to agree with me.

I agree, the US is not Israel , but I do believe God chose the United States of America to be the superpower on earth at the time God re-birthed Israel May 14 1948 for us to help mid-wife and be friends/supporters of Israel until they become strong and independent again and beyond .. Donald J Trump in my opinion is called and has been a big part of Gods plan for Israel's favor ..

I would say I agree that God uses the materials 'at hand' to achieve His purposes

that would include Trump

frankly, I am in a wait and see kind of attitude towards the upheavals occurring in this world

Personally I think I am okay with Pastors being a little political because they are our Shepherds. BUT they should also understand the bible and what would be a biblical standpoint to Politics.

There is this amazing book I read a while back (I probably thought it was amazing because I agreed with all the points he made lol) but it is called "Jesus outside the lines" by Scott Sauls - a book which tried to depict how Jesus would have navigated the political climate in our time. I especially loved what He had to say for instance about the Homosexuality issue.

I would totally suggest a read - but I have a feeling we probably would agree on most things and in that case you already understand what he is trying to say

It did help me to feel that I am doing a good job navigating these waters in a Christ like way as well as I am able and encouraged me to keep on standing the way I do even though nobody around me seems to agree with me.

Well I strongly believe that we never see the whole truth.
We only see what we are supposed to see.

However: I have friends who are Iranian for instance and I spoke to them specifically to find out how they feel about the happenings. And they all agreed that they are very happy that President Trump did what he did.
Since Ayatollah Khomeini's coup in 1979 Iran has not seen any fairness or freedom at all. The Iranians of my Generation and younger wish for an open, liberated Iran and under Sharia Law this will never be possible for them. Many aren't Christian but they Certainly are not Muslim. They have to pretend to be Muslim however to survive. Many are in their desperation turning to witchcraft and other weird beliefs and have fallen into unnatural sexual sins - which they hide and desperately hope not to be discovered. Education for Girls is getting more and more restricted. It is a terrifying place to live - and has been.

Before '79 Iran was prospering and their borders were open to trade and they invited progress into their country, as you might know already. So it is heart breaking to see how the dark ages took over a country of such beauty. Especially since Persian Empire always were one that prized it's knowledge and superior culture.

We will see how it continues to progress. My heart and prayers are for the Iranian people. I pray it won't come to war but I also pray that they will be liberated from the blanket of Islam.

Well I strongly believe that we never see the whole truth.
We only see what we are supposed to see.

However: I have friends who are Iranian for instance and I spoke to them specifically to find out how they feel about the happenings. And they all agreed that they are very happy that President Trump did what he did.
Since Ayatollah Khomeini's coup in 1979 Iran has not seen any fairness or freedom at all. The Iranians of my Generation and younger wish for an open, liberated Iran and under Sharia Law this will never be possible for them. Many aren't Christian but they Certainly are not Muslim. They have to pretend to be Muslim however to survive. Many are in their desperation turning to witchcraft and other weird beliefs and have fallen into unnatural sexual sins - which they hide and desperately hope not to be discovered. Education for Girls is getting more and more restricted. It is a terrifying place to live - and has been.

Before '79 Iran was prospering and their borders were open to trade and they invited progress into their country, as you might know already. So it is heart breaking to see how the dark ages took over a country of such beauty. Especially since Persian Empire always were one that prized it's knowledge and superior culture.

We will see how it continues to progress. My heart and prayers are for the Iranian people. I pray it won't come to war but I also pray that they will be liberated from the blanket of Islam.

I would say I agree that God uses the materials 'at hand' to achieve His purposes

that would include Trump

frankly, I am in a wait and see kind of attitude towards the upheavals occurring in this world

I wrote what I did in response to the other poster because you cannot take what God said to ONE nation and apply it across the board

there are some things that were specific for Israel alone. the US as a nation, is not in covenant with God, nor is any other nation

I cannot he is the most un christan president ever i hope he loses the next election