voting against Kankles??? There are options other than Mr. Trump!!!
On Wed, Jul 13, 2016 at 4:34 PM, Navybrat <[email protected]> wrote: > You really think this will stop anyone, evangelicals...or just ru of the > mill Chrisitians from voting against Kankles??? > > Delusion noted ( as some always says ;) > > > On Wednesday, July 13, 2016 at 1:40:34 PM UTC-6, plainolamerican wrote: > >> *Editors' Note: The Christian Post has not taken a position on a >> political candidate before today. We are making an exception because Trump >> is exceptionally bad and claims to speak for and represent the interests of >> evangelicals.* >> >> We the senior editors of The Christian Post encourage our readers to back >> away from Donald Trump. >> >> As the most popular evangelical news website in the United States and the >> world, we feel compelled by our moral responsibility to our readers to make >> clear that Donald Trump does not represent the interests of evangelicals >> and would be a dangerous leader for our country. >> >> Trump claims to be a Christian, yet says he has never asked for >> forgiveness. >> >> While God, in His wondrous creativity, has drawn people to Himself >> through the saving grace of Jesus Christ in many different ways, there are >> certain non-negotiable actions needed to become a Christian: One must >> repent of their sins and follow Christ as Lord and Savior. Trump doesn't >> talk this way, even when urged to. >> >> Further, his words and actions do not demonstrate the "fruit of the >> spirit." >> >> Trump is a misogynist and philanderer. He demeans women and minorities. >> His preferred forms of communication are insults, obscenities and untruths. >> While Christians have been guilty of all of these, we, unlike Trump, >> acknowledge our sins, ask for forgiveness and seek restitution with the aid >> of the Holy Spirit and our community of believers. >> >> On Sunday, Trump's apparent reluctance to disavow David Duke until late >> in the day was extremely distasteful. The Ku Klux Klan is an evil, unholy >> movement representing the worst of America. Anyone who will not immediately >> denounce their support is unfit to be president. >> >> Trump claims he will "protect Christians." We already have a Protector, >> and He is not Trump. >> >> The grievances of Trump's supporters are legitimate. Politicians for too >> long have promised to represent the best interests of all Americans before >> an election, only to represent the interest of their cronies after the >> election. But Trump's followers are being fooled into believing that he can >> help them. >> >> Trump is promising many things that he cannot possibly deliver, but the >> most frightening part is Trump's stated willingness to ignore the authority >> of the Supreme Court, Congress and the U.S. Constitution if he were to >> become president. >> >> Trump has been surrounded by controversy for decades because of his >> untruthfulness, questionable business practices, reported association with >> organized crime, and abrupt changes in fundamental positions. Many of these >> controversies involve defrauding the working class and decisions that >> compromised American workers. He has taken a political position both pro >> and con on virtually every subject and major political party. This should >> give evangelicals great pause and concern about supporting such a mercurial >> and chameleon-like candidate. Past performance is the best predictor of >> future behavior. >> >> Trump said he wants to make it easier to sue newspapers that criticize >> him. When it was pointed out to him Sunday that he would have to amend the >> Constitution's freedom of speech and freedom of press clauses, Trump was >> unmoved, simply noting that England has weaker protections for the press. >> >> Many evangelicals, including our friends, have criticized Trump on our >> own opinion page and elsewhere, such as Matt Barber >> <http://www.christianpost.com/news/civility-political-correctness-caitlyn-jenner-donald-trump-and-ding-dongs-145822/> >> , Dr. Michael Brown >> <http://www.christianpost.com/news/donald-trump-supporters-youre-being-duped-158732/> >> , Kristi Burton Brown >> <http://www.christianpost.com/news/donald-trump-liberal-cannot-be-president-republicans-election-evangelicals-four-supreme-court-nominations-155567/> >> , Susan Stamper Brown >> <http://www.christianpost.com/news/sorry-donald-substance-trumps-style-143093/> >> , Rev. Mark Creech >> <http://www.christianpost.com/news/trump-opposite-to-christianity-donald-president-election-156437/> >> , Wallace Henley >> <http://www.christianpost.com/news/trumps-tower-of-babel-a-president-for-the-selfie-age-part-3-142706/> >> , E.W. Jackson >> <http://www.christianpost.com/news/donald-trump-must-not-be-first-choice-black-ministers-151579/> >> , Max Lucado >> <http://www.christianpost.com/news/max-lucado-does-donald-trump-pass-the-decency-test-158679/> >> , Dr. Russell Moore >> <http://www.christianpost.com/news/evangelicals-religious-freedom-muslim-trump-151966/> >> and Rep. Reid Ribble >> <http://www.christianpost.com/news/evangelical-case-against-donald-trump-158733/>. >> If Trump were to become president we fear he would use the levers of >> government power to silence them and others. >> >> We are already concerned about the expansion of executive power to >> dangerous and unconstitutional extremes in the current and previous >> administrations. Plus, in just the past year we have seen Christians put >> out of business and jailed for living according to the dictates of their >> faith. >> >> Trump, an admirer of Vladimir Putin and other dictatorial leaders, may >> claim to be your friend and protector now, but as his history indicates, >> without your full support he will turn on you, and use whatever power is >> within his means to punish you. >> >> This is a critical time in American history and we call on all Christians >> to pray for personal repentance, divine forgiveness and spiritual awakening >> for our nation. It is not the time for Donald Trump. >> >> >> Read more at >> http://www.christianpost.com/news/donald-trump-scam-evangelical-voters-back-away-cp-editorial-158813/#uVlcEiHYTdQrqh3V.99 >> > -- > -- > Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. > For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum > > * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ > * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. > * Read the latest breaking news, and more. > > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "PoliticalForum" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- brine http://brineb.blogspot.com/ -- -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. 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