Your link is from February. Here is what's on the site now: http://www.christianpost.com/news/never-hillary-what-about-donald-trump-opinion-166286/
Sorry for your luck, but they hate Hillary more. On Wednesday, July 13, 2016 at 3:40:34 PM UTC-4, 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. 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