Theology That Builds Walls
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Donald Trump would not be fixated on building a wall on the southern border of the United States if this were not the issue that won him the presidency and gave him the most visceral connection to his supporter base of which the most predominant demographic bloc are white evangelicals. So it doesn’t seem far-fetched to ponder how white evangelical theology builds walls.
A wall expresses a commitment to an uncomplicated view of reality. The innocence on one side of the wall needs to be protected from the evil on the other side. There are no extenuating circumstances when there’s a wall. The details of individual people’s stories don’t matter. Those who are on the right side of it are saved; those who are on the wrong side of it are damned.
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