Summary
Evangelical Christians have fallen prey to the temptations offered by Donald Trump, similar to those faced by Jesus in the desert. Trump has offered evangelicals wealth, protection, and power, leading them away from the teachings of Jesus and closer to the path set forth by the devil. The evangelical church has submitted to Trump, moving further from the values of serving the poor, healing the sick, and loving neighbors.
This is an important thing to note: when the civil war ended, when women’s suffrage was achieved, when equal rights were passed–it’s not like a magic wand was waved and the inherent hatred driving those policies is gone. There are tons of old racists/misogynists that are still salty over those things to this day 🫠 (not to mention generations of offspring that carried their bigotry into the present day)
https://daily.jstor.org/when-cities-closed-pools-to-avoid-integration/
Many cities closed public swimming pools rather than have them integrated.