Evangelical leaders are seeking to distance themselves from President Donald Trump, the Christian Post reports.
Dozens of progressive evangelical leaders signed onto a statement (PDF) against the "false narrative" that they are conservatives.
"Sadly, in 2018, several false narratives around the identity of evangelicals in the United States undermine Christian witness and distort American politics," the statement argued.
"Often, evangelicals are identified in the media and by the public as
being predominantly white, right wing, and unconcerned about the poor and oppressed," the statement continued.
"For example, the story that became nationally and globally dominant after the 2016 election was that 81 percent of “evangelicals” voted for Donald Trump, when, in fact, this group only represented the votes of white evangelicals," they noted. "When evangelicals of color and younger evangelicals are accurately accounted for, the picture changes significantly. For example, evangelicals of color voted
overwhelmingly otherwise."
The signers committed to "resisting patriarchy, toxic masculinity, and any form of sexism and to always affirm the dignity, voices, and leadership of women."
