To call this election a hot mess would be a massive understatement. I won't go into detail about the very recent allegations by four women (and I think the number is growing) that Trump sexually harassed them. But I will talk about an
interesting development regarding students at the conservative Liberty University:
Students at Liberty University have issued a statement against
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump as young conservatives at
colleges across the state reconsider support for his campaign.A statement issued late Wednesday
by the group Liberty United Against Trump strongly rebuked the
candidate as well as the school’s president, Jerry Falwell Jr., for
defending Trump after he made extremely lewd comments about women in a
2005 video. The students wrote that Falwell’s support for Trump had cast
a stain on the school’s reputation.
“We are Liberty students who
are disappointed with President Falwell’s endorsement and are tired of
being associated with one of the worst presidential candidates in
American history,” the statement said. “Donald Trump does not represent
our values and we want nothing to do with him. … He has made his name by
maligning others and bragging about his sins. Not only is Donald Trump a
bad candidate for president, he is actively promoting the very things
that we as Christians ought to oppose.”
Ironically, this statement came out just as Liberty University President Jerry Falwell, Jr.
said he stands by Trump in spite of the growing allegations of sexual harassment.
The controversy at Liberty University is a microcosm of the conundrum facing the religious right when it comes to Trump. For years, they have painted lgbts as sexual predators. Recently, they've falsely pinpointed the transgender community with awful "bathroom bills," claiming that they are a risk to children. What are they going to do if it turns out that someone they are supporting turns out to be an actual sexual predator?
