The phrase “evangelical Christian” doesn’t have the same meaning it once did. The title has seemingly become synonymous with hate. The irony of this is that, according to Jesus, we Christians are supposed to be known by our love.

The reason for this recent redefinition lies in this past election cycle. According to the NBC News exit poll, white evangelicals overwhelmingly supported Donald Trump, with 80% of them voting for the Republican nominee. Although he continually attacked marginalized communities, like when he bragged about sexually assaulting women and dismissed it as “locker room talk” or when he claimed that Mexico is not “sending they’re best” and that they are sending “rapists.” This isn’t the type of speech that the Savior I know would be fond of.

As a Christian, a women and as a black person, I’ve been incredibly offended by the actions and rhetoric our President has used. But especially as a Christian. What infuriates me is that so many of my fellow believers see nothing wrong with him or his character, which I would argue is antonymous to who and what Jesus stood for. After white evangelicals backed him on election night, I truly didn’t think Christians could disappoint me any more than they already had, but recent events have proven me wrong.

On January 27th, the President signed an executive order which immediately suspended travel and immigration to the U.S. from seven countries, Iraq, Syria, Sudan, Iran, Somalia, Libya and Yemen. The order also asked for preference to be given to religious minorities, which in these Muslim-majority countries would mean Christians. This could also be detrimental to those who are trying to flee war-torn Syria. Not to mention the heartbreak of going through extreme vetting to get to this country, only to be turned away.

I was disappointed in the way my fellow believers reacted to this . I saw responses of justification instead of commiseration. Granted, I personally saw more messages of solidarity than condemnation in my own close circle. I think as Christians, we have a responsibility to love and care for those who are hurting. We shouldn’t love others only when their views align with ours.

Jesus didn’t love others conditionally and neither should we.

A part of the problem is that some Christians have an inability to comprehend that Republican and Christian are not synonymous. And this predisposition is one of the many reason white evangelicals backed Trump. For far too long Republicans have been perceived as the righteous party to white evangelicals. We as believers have to get passed this and realize that no political party is innately Christian.

We’ve become so attached to political parties that we’ve forgotten where our allegiance is actually supposed to lie, with God. Not with the Republican or Democratic party. I’m not saying you shouldn’t affiliate with any political party, but I am saying that it shouldn’t take precedence over loving our neighbors, as Jesus commanded.

The Muslim ban isn’t a political issue, it’s a human issue. There are refugees, specifically in Syria, who are suffering and trying to flee a very dangerous situation. I think we as Christians forget that Jesus himself had to flee imminent danger. Shortly after he was born, King Herod, the Roman ruler over Judea, ordered a decree that all boys who were 2 years old and under in and around Bethleham should be killed. Joseph and Mary took Jesus and fled to Egypt until King Herod died. What if Egypt turned them away like we are now?

This is a very pivotal moment in U.S. history as well as of the entire world. To my fellow Christians, how would you like history to paint you? As someone who obeyed Christ’s call to love and help those in need or as someone who allowed political views to dictate who we should love.