Good for them! // Lennart
On Tue, Mar 1, 2016 at 4:42 PM, Chris Hahn <[email protected]> wrote: > Very interesting Billy. The Christian Post did not beat around the bush. > > Chris > > > > > > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] > *Sent:* Tuesday, March 1, 2016 3:12 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* [RC] First time that Christian Post has ever taken a stand > against a candidate > > > > > > > > > > March 1, 2016 > > > > > Donald Trump Is a Scam. Evangelical Voters Should Back Away (CP Editorial) > > > > > > *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/#J9wm7XjAqZ2rBDvK.99 > > -- > -- > Centroids: The Center of the Radical Centrist Community < > [email protected]> > Google Group: http://groups.google.com/group/RadicalCentrism > Radical Centrism website and blog: http://RadicalCentrism.org > > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Centroids: The Center of the Radical Centrist Community" 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. > > -- > -- > Centroids: The Center of the Radical Centrist Community < > [email protected]> > Google Group: http://groups.google.com/group/RadicalCentrism > Radical Centrism website and blog: http://RadicalCentrism.org > > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Centroids: The Center of the Radical Centrist Community" 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. > -- Lennart Johansson Webstix, Inc . http://www.webstix.com Office: 608-277-7849 Mobile: 608-628-5662 Blog: http://www.webstix.com/lennart-blog.html Utinam logica falsa tuam philosophiam totam suffodiant! -- -- Centroids: The Center of the Radical Centrist Community <[email protected]> Google Group: http://groups.google.com/group/RadicalCentrism Radical Centrism website and blog: http://RadicalCentrism.org --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Centroids: The Center of the Radical Centrist Community" group. 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