Leaders of the Protestant churches—had been complicit through their silence in the Nazi imprisonment, persecution, and murder of millions of people.

First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out—
Because I was not a Socialist.

Then they came for the Trade Unionists, and I did not speak out— 
Because I was not a Trade Unionist.

Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out— 
Because I was not a Jew.

Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak for me.

Martin Niemöller (1892–1984) was a prominent Protestant pastor who emerged as an outspoken public foe of Adolf Hitler and spent the last seven years of Nazi rule in concentration camps.

I am an evangelical. Sadly, that term has become muddied by its connection to policies, political parties and more. In a world asleep at the wheel simply crying, "Peace, peace!" words that call forth God's core values may appear divisive or uncomfortable. But as the prophets of old, our commitment is to Christ, not to what people want to hear. These words from Fuller Seminary about the true meaning of "evangelical" are an important reminder for those of us who identify as such:

"Evangelical has value only if it names our commitment to seek and to demonstrate the heart and mind of God in Jesus Christ. This calls us into deeper faith and greater humility. It also leads us to repudiate and resist all forces of racism, misogyny, and all other attitudes and actions, overt and implied, that subvert the dignity of persons made in the image of God. The only evangelicalism worthy of its name must be one that both faithfully points to and mirrors Jesus Christ, the good news for the world, and seeks justice that reflects the character of God’s kingdom."

Gotta watch this of Brandon Stanton of Humans of New York as he articulates well the President our country has elected and will inherit. I am horrified and our world is horrified that Trump is our President-elect. I've talked to many minorities, refugees, and women over the last day or so. They are scared. Kids in schools are scared. His kind emboldens people to be racists, misogynists, sexual predators, etc. Absolutely unreal. Let's put checks and balances during his Presidency, pray he will be a different man, and change to our ideals of a President of the United States of America.