'Every living generation' needed to resist Trump's 'fascist visions of the future': Baptist minister [View all]
Alex Henderson
December 09, 2024
Although the religious right and far-right Christian nationalists have been celebrating President-elect Donald Trump's victory in the 2024 election, not all Christians are happy with the outcome.
The Rev. Michael-Ray Mathews, a Baptist minister and People for the American Way activist, regards the incoming second Trump Administration as a dangerous threat to civil liberties. In an op-ed published by Religion News Service on December 6, Mathews argues that multiple generations will be needed in the anti-Trump struggle that lies ahead.
"This is not the work of any single generation; it is the work of every generation alive today," Mathews argues. "Whether we are Gen Alpha, Gen Z, Millennials, Gen X, Boomers or elders in our 80s and 90s, we are all part of the living body that occupies this planet. Together, we face existential challenges that demand co-creation…. Resisting fascist visions of the future and building something better will require the alchemic energy of every living generation."
The Baptist minister continues, "We must leverage the faith and creativity of young people, the endurance and pragmatism of middle-aged folks and the wisdom and perspective of elders. The work is too vast and too urgent for any one group to carry alone."
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