Reducing abortions, faith and unity: Americans share their hopes for Trump’s presidency
'More than convenient Christianity'
As a street preacher, Christina Watson told CP that she travels all over the country to reach “human beings who need to hear the Word of God.” Watson arrived in the nation's capital on Sunday, having flown in from Dallas.
The street preacher told CP that she traveled to the nation’s capital for Inauguration Day to remind fellow believers, "We need more than convenient Christianity.”
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“A lot of people say, 'save the children,' but they have a hard time saying that marriage is between a man and a woman publicly,” she said. “Because if you want to save the children, you need to save the family. And if you're not willing to take on the fight against homosexual marriage, then why say 'save the children?'”
In July 2024, the Republican National Committee’s Platform Committee approved a revised Republican Platform that upset some supporters because it did not oppose or address same-sex marriage.
While the platform called for keeping men out of women’s sports and banning taxpayer funding for sex-change surgeries, it did not include any mention of the 2015 U.S. Supreme Court decision Obergefell v. Hodges, which legalized same-sex marriage nationwide.
The platform also dedicated only a paragraph to the issue of abortion, compared to the 2016 and 2020 party platforms, which devoted nearly an entire page to the topic. In addition, instead of calling for a Human Life Amendment like the 2016 platform, the 2024 version says, “States are, therefore, free to pass Laws protecting those rights.”
Watson told CP that the Republican Party’s latest platform made her feel “aggravated.” The street preacher shared that she had written letters to Trump letting him know that people like her support him because of his first presidential administration’s approach to the abortion issue.
“I get that he may have a light stance, but the people who voted for him do not,” she said. “So I reminded him of that.”
In addition to abortion, Watson told CP that she hopes the Trump administration will address transgender ideology, particularly within the education system. She expressed concerns about schools teaching children that they can identify as the opposite sex, adding that no one should be forced to “spread a lie.”
Samantha Kamman is a reporter for The Christian Post. She can be reached at: samantha.kamman@christianpost.com. Follow her on Twitter: @Samantha_Kamman
