A pro-life senior pastor of a Baptist megachurch in Texas came out in support of Vice President Kamala Harris in a new op-ed over the weekend. Wm.
Dwight McKissic Sr., the senior pastor for a reported 3,000 congregants at Cornerstone Baptist Church in Arlington, condemned former President Donald Trump’s character and his conduct during the Jan. 6 Capitol riots.
“The party I knew and loved would have never chosen as its nominee the adulterous, childish, habitually lying and criminally convicted Donald Trump,” McKissic wrote, while praising the Democratic nominee as a “person of good character.”
McKissic said his positions on marriage equality and abortion have not changed—he still supports Texas’ constitutional ban on gay marriage, and as well as “protecting life in the womb.”
However, McKissic said that because neither party supports his positions on social issues, he will instead “vote based on the character of the candidates.”
The party I knew and loved would have never chosen as its nominee the adulterous, childish, habitually lying and criminally convicted Donald Trump. Evangelical leaders rightly called Clinton out for his sex scandal with Monica Lewinsky and then his lying about it.
It’s astonishing to see these same leaders ignore Trump’s many sex scandals and ignore that he was found liable in court of sexually abusing a woman. It’s sickening to see people who say they read and believe the same Bible I do not only refuse to denounce Trump but endorse his candidacy.
For better or worse, I am a man who votes my convictions. Traditionally, I’ve voted based on social issues and put everything else in God’s hands.
Being that I am now a political party outcast on the two major social issues I’ve always used to guide my voting decisions, I’m being forced to change my voting criteria.
I can’t vote for a party that upholds my social convictions. Because neither does. So I’ve got to vote based on the character of the candidates. Enter Harris.
As a pastor for more than four decades, I’ve had to hire for a variety of positions. Not just other ministers, but also CPAs, counselors, communication specialists, contractors, engineers, lawyers, even custodians.
If Harris’ résumé came across my desk and I was able to interview her, not knowing a thing about her political views, I would hire her in a heartbeat. Why? Because on paper she represents a person of good character and someone who can be trusted.
Unlike the adulterous, twice-divorced Trump, she’s married to her first and only husband, and she graciously embraced the role of mother to his children. A product of humble beginnings, she made something of herself.
She was introduced to church as a child and has remained in the church as an adult. She presents herself as a woman of integrity and leads with love. By that I mean she has a gentle and welcoming spirit.
