Cindy Matthews: Christians not always on GOP’s side

The Oct. 30 Point of View “An evangelical challenges the GOP’s hold on the pro-life vote” by Andrew Brown stated: “During elections, I’m what polls label as an evangelical, white male. I grew up Southern Baptist, and I was raised believing that good, true Christians vote Republican.”

I have to remind Brown that “good, true Christians” often voted Democratic until the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Because Democrats pushed for equal rights for African-American citizens “good, true Christians” turned to the Republican Party because it opposed extending equal rights to minorities.

This story was originally published November 2, 2016 at 8:02 PM with the headline "Cindy Matthews: Christians not always on GOP’s side."