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Friday, June 24, 2016
KING: Evangelicals who support Trump choose bigotry over faith
I'm not sure exactly how to think about this article. It seems like a rant but a sincere rant by the author. However, I'm not sure whether I can agree that Trump would be considered a White Supremacist even though the KKK supports him wholeheartedly. Trump isn't KKK but he is a sexist, a misogynist and a racist. But, I don't see him as a White Supremacist (at least not yet). What do you think?
Republican
presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a news conference at
Turnberry Golf course in Turnberry, Scotland, June 24, 2016.
(CARLO ALLEGRI/REUTERS)
I’ve already spelled out the fake Christianity of Donald Trump.
Nothing about the man resembles the character of Christ. He is a
vulgar, offensive, excessive, xenophobic, sexist, philandering, bigoted
person. He has openly said he's never asked for forgiveness a day in his
life. He struggled to quote a single verse of the Bible. His first wife
said in a sworn deposition that he raped her, although she later said
she didn’t mean in a criminal sense. He has bragged about sleeping with
married women. White supremacists love him. He cheated on his wives. He said he was friends with the parents of Paris Hilton, but enjoyed watching her sex tape with his girlfriend.
He has openly expressed his disdain for fatherhood.
In an interview with Howard Stern, Trump was asked if he wanted to have
any more kids and Trump said, "I mean, I won't do anything to take care
of them. I'll supply funds and she'll take care of the kids."
He or his companies have been in 3,500 lawsuits. His companies have filed for bankruptcy repeatedly. He refuses to release his tax returns.
If Donald Trump was a Democrat, conservatives would be calling him the anti-Christ and saying he represents the end of days.
Instead, earlier this week, an influential who's who among evangelical Christians
got in line behind Trump to form his "evangelical executive advisory
board." I know some of these men and women personally. I used to respect
many of them. For nearly 15 years, I was an evangelical pastor and
leader and operated in the same circles. Jentezen Franklin, the Pastor
of Free Chapel with locations in Georgia and California, who has joined
the board, was actually my pastor for a time.
To see these men and women, who claim to be ambassadors for the Prince of Peace, get in line behind Trump, and actually fawn over him
was utterly disgusting. It actually says more about them than it does
about Trump. Christian conservatives clearly don't represent ethics or
morals or decency. Donald Trump is the antithesis of all of those
things.
Kenneth Copeland, who’s supporting Trump, has made millions while a preacher.
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To be clear, we're talking about a 70-year-old man. His track record is
widely known. I want to suggest to you that these men and women lined
up behind Donald Trump because he actually does represent their values.
Many of these so-called pastors are multi-millionaires who have gotten rich off of Christianity.
Franklin Graham, like many of them, has made millions, but the evangelist Kenneth Copeland has openly proclaimed to be a billionaire. He lives in a multi-million dollar tax free mansion and owns a private jet that he uses to trot to ski resorts and vacations on.
Google most of their names with the words "net worth" and you will find
that many of Trump's evangelical Christian board have gotten rich off
of the faith. Most are prosperity preachers who proclaim that wealth and
godliness are pretty much one in the same.
So it only make sense that Trump's their man. He and God must be tight since he lives so high on the hog.
The whole thing is an embarrassment to Christianity and continues to
show that for many, the faith is not about love or service or charity,
but simply a cover for white supremacy and greed.
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