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It\u2019s been a month since the election, so you\u2019ve probably seen the exit poll statistic that 81 percent of white evangelicals voted for Trump. (Some polls have disputed this number.) For Christians appalled and morally enraged by Trump\u2019s remarks on race throughout the campaign, this apparent reality feels like \u201cbetrayal.\u201d Although many white evangelical Trump voters (51%) said their vote was primarily against Clinton rather than for Trump, many of their fellow evangelicals don\u2019t see this calculus as justified. Last week in The New York Times, Shane Claiborne and Tony Campolo wrote, \u201cEvangelicalism was closely associated with the campaign of Donald J. Trump, and more than 80 percent of white evangelicals voted for the president-elect. This, despite large numbers of African American, Latino, Asian, young, and female evangelicals who were fiercely opposed to the racism, sexism, and xenophobia of Mr. Trump\u2019s campaign.\u201d So. Are white evangelical Trump supporters racist? \u201cWhen we limit [racism] to strictly individual terms, we fail to see how people are using it,\u201d says Wheaton College assistant professor of communication Theon Hill. \u201cIf we\u2019re talking about racism in the context of this election, it may not always be that this person is or is not a Bull Connor descendent. It may be that this person is participating in a racist structure, intentionally or unintentionally.\u201d Hill joined assistant editor Morgan Lee and editor-in-chief Mark Galli this week to discuss what he means by calling someone a racist, when believers should \u201ctry a little tenderness,\u201d versus cleansing the temple, and why the church has a particular call to address racism in its ranks.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices