We need to learn Christian forgiveness and look past Trump's past actions!

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(04-02-2018, 09:59 PM)THE Bigzoman Wrote: You're trying to compare Evangelicals' forgiveness towards Trump as a political leader to their endorsement of strict immigration policies?

Tons and tons (and I mean tons) of the world's greatest leaders have skeletons in their closets. Tons more were philanderers. Expecting them to believe that morality diminishes one's effectiveness as a leader is pretty dumb.

More or less...because they thought Obama was "out to get them" and not a Christian but LOVE how holy Trump is.

They are not religious...they are opportunistic and trying to push a political agenda.

https://www.marketwatch.com/story/evangelical-leader-tired-of-being-kicked-around-by-obama-gives-trump-mulligan-for-alleged-dalliance-with-porn-star-2018-01-23

Quote:Tony Perkins, as a prominent evangelical figure and president of the Family Research Council, what’s your take on Donald Trump’s alleged Stormy Daniels affair? And, in your view, does any of his lewd behavior make him unfit for the White House?

Quote:“We kind of gave him — ‘All right, you get a mulligan. You get a do-over here.’ ”

In other words, while Trump’s more controversial moments may fly in the face of what it means to be a good Christian, Perkins is able to look past all that as long as the president keeps delivering on policy.
Clearly, he’s still miffed about his treatment by the prior administration.
Evangelical Christians “were tired of being kicked around by Barack Obama and his leftists,” Perkins said in a Politico podcast interview. “And I think they are finally glad that there’s somebody on the playground that is willing to punch the bully.”
What about turning the other cheek?


“You know, you only have two cheeks,” he said. “Look, Christianity is not all about being a welcome mat which people can just stomp their feet on.”

Perkins, a strong supporter of Sen. Ted Cruz during the Texan’s campaign for the presidency, applauds the White House’s restrictive stance on abortion rights and its “religious freedom” executive orders.

“It’s a developing relationship,” he said. “But I’ll have to say this: From a policy standpoint, he has delivered more than any other president in my lifetime.”

His one grievance with the administration, he says, is that Secretary of State Rex Tillerson isn’t doing enough to stop abortions and liberal activism.

But as long as Trump doesn’t disappoint politically, Perkins says evangelicals will keep supporting him. “Whenever the policy stops, and his administration reverts to just personality,” he told Politico, “that’s where I believe the president will be in trouble.”

Another noted evangelical, the Rev. Franklin Graham, went similarly on record in recent days, conceding that Trump is “not President Perfect” but “does have a concern to protect Christians whether it’s here at home or around the world.”

“We certainly don’t hold him up as the pastor of this nation,” Graham said in an MSNBC interview, “and he is not.”