Speaking for those “who have questioned [the] continued, uncritical support of President Trump over the past four years.”
As we stand on the precipice of what many have called the most important presidential election in modern history, Christians have a choice to make. The two presidential candidates both have imperfect agendas and less than stellar political histories. In fact, neither candidate’s platform captures what the whole of Scripture says about the issues most pertinent to the office.
With that said, I’m a Christian, Black man who has decided to vote for Democratic candidate, Joe Biden. Before you check out and assume the previous sentence is a given—since Black Christians trend toward voting Democrat—I will have you know that every year my ballot looks more like a tic-tac-toe board than it does a straight line.
Black People are Not a Monolith
I consider myself an independent who votes for candidates based on the social impact of their platform rather than that party that holds the platform. In the past, I have voted for George Bush and other Republican candidates. Not because they were a certain party’s candidate, but because their approach to governing most aligned with what I felt biblical witness set out in terms of civic leadership and its responsibility to our society and citizens on various issues.
Let me be clear from the outset, I am not writing this article as some delegate sent from the Black Christian community to state a case for voting for Joe Biden. I reject any notion that I speak for every Black Christian in America. For every pro-life, Biden-supporting John Richards there is a pandemic, Republican rally, crowd-surfing Vernon Jones. However, I can speak for a wide swath of men and women who have questioned continued, uncritical support of President Trump over the past four years.