And one fascinating component of this is white evangelical support for it. Among white evangelical Christians, support for the wall has risen nearly 10 points since Trump campaigned on it. As Stewart notes, Cyrus is the “model for a nonbeliever appointed by God as a vessel for the faithful,” and in the eyes of white evangelicals, Trump plays that role. “Even if Trump loses support among other parts of his 2016 base, the data suggests white evangelicals may be the last loyalists standing by his side,” Jones told me. Read more:Elizabeth Bruenig: Evangelicals’ support for Trump will cost them — spirituallyMichael Gerson: Trump evangelicals have sold their soulsGary Abernathy: Why most evangelicals don’t condemn TrumpMarc A. Thiessen: Why conservative Christians stick with Trump

Source: Washington Post January 02, 2019 15:23 UTC