Charlie Kirk recently posted on X that “according to new survey data by Georg Barna, only 51% of ‘people of faith’ plan to vote this November.” That means “41 million born-again Christians WILL NOT VOTE,” and “32 million mainline Christians WILL NOT VOTE.” Kirk says, “We cannot expect President Trump to have a more Christian ethos if the Church refuses to vote. We cannot expect President Trump to be more pro-life if our own people don’t back him up at the ballot box.”

The last part of Kirk’s statement reflects the political realities that Trump contends with. Obviously, Trump isn’t running for national pastor. He’s running for the highest political office in America and must, because of Christian apathy, make concessions he may not otherwise be forced to make. It’s a brutally damning analysis.

The numbers are astounding and speak to the vast malaise that grips evangelical America. If Christians, broadly speaking, were to be “activated,” they’d dominate every election cycle. Even the great Democrat party steal would be powerless in the face of a voting block of roughly 150 million people.

But, Christians are divided on several issues regarding Trump. Some professing Christians object to Trump based on his personality and, sometimes, garish and offensive language. And many object to Trump’s position on abortion, citing a desire for a complete federal ban. However, many of these same professing........

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