Jerry Falwell Jr Endorses Donald Trump :(

[Jermyn Davidson]

http://news.yahoo.com/trump-lands-en...220351361.html


Honestly, this is a very sad development, not just in American politics, but in American Christianity.

My heart sank when I read this.

I am not being sarcastic.

[Jermyn Davidson]

This is really bad news guys, on several fronts.

[aegsm76]

How is this different than any other religious group endorsing a candidate?
Don't remember you wondering about the below endorsements?



Sen. Joe Biden (D)
Official Biden campaign website.
Rev. Dr. J.J. Jackson, Pastor, Israel Metropolitan CME Church in Greenville, South Carolina
- Biden campaign press release on endorsement.
- TheState.com article on endorsement.
Rev. Caesar Richburg, Pastor, Williams Chapel AME Church in Orangeburg, South Carolina
- TheState.com article on endorsement.
- South Carolina State University article with Rev. Richburg bio.
- Williams Chapel AME Church website.

Sen. Hillary Clinton (D)
Official Clinton campaign website.
Rev. Timothy Brown, Cleveland Chapel Baptist Church in Spartanburg, South Carolina
- Associated Press article on endorsement.
- Rev. Brown bio on Cleveland Chapel Baptist Church website.
- Cleveland Chapel website.
- Joined at Clinton rally by 87 other local Christian clergy members.

Sen. Barack Obama (D)
Official Obama campaign website.
Rev. Jesse Jackson, Founder and President, RainbowPUSH Coalition
- MSNBC article on re-affirmation of endorsement.
- Rev. Jesse Jackson bio on RainbowPUSH Coalition website.
- RainbowPUSH Coalition website.
130 black ministers in South Carolina endorse Obama
- Associated Press article on endorsements.
Rev. Joseph E. Lowery, Founder, Lowery Institute and Co-founder, Southern Christian Leadership Conference
- The Post and Courier article on endorsement.
- Joseph E. Lowery Institute for Justice and Human Rights at Clark Atlanta University website.
- Rev. Joseph E. Lowery bio on Lowery Institute website.
- Video clip of Lowery speaking on Obama’s behalf from campaign website.
Rev. C.T. Vivian, Chairman of the Southern Organizing Committee Education Fund of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC).
- The Post and Courier article on endorsement.
- Rev. C.T. Vivian bio on SpeakOut! website.
- SCLC website.
Rev. Al Sampson, President, Metropolitan Area Council of Black Churches
- Austin Weekly News article on endorsement.
- Rev. Sampson bio on Truth Establishment Institute website.

link
http://www.pluralism.org/reports/view/11

[Pressing-On]

Trumping Morality

On January 18, Jerry Falwell, Jr. welcomed Donald Trump to Liberty University to speak in the school’s chapel. As the college president who wrote the “this is not a daycare” article that received so much national attention recently, I have been asked by the media if I would be next: Will I be inviting Mr. Trump to Oklahoma Wesleyan University to speak in our chapel service? My answer has been simple and brief. No, I will not.

In selecting speakers for Oklahoma Wesleyan, party affiliation and political positions do not matter. Personal conduct, public statements, theological integrity and moral consistency do.

http://fortysixnews.com/stories/2016...ping-morality/

[Truthseeker]

No worse than any religious leader who endorsed Obama.

[Jermyn Davidson]

Originally Posted by Truthseeker

No worse than any religious leader who endorsed Obama.

The problem with this logic is that these religious leaders have been roundly criticized, over and over again-- even having the authenticity of their Christianity questioned over voting Democrat.

So now, the "religious right" thinks it is acceptable for them to turn their backs on Cruz, a legitimate Christian with a chance of having a strong showing within the GOP, in order to support the likes of Donald Trump?

Will you at least admit the hypocrisy in this turn of events?

Politics makes strange bed fellows.

[aegsm76]

Really.
"The problem with this logic is that these religious leaders have been roundly criticized, over and over again-- even having the authenticity of their Christianity questioned over voting Democrat."
Can you give me a link where this can be found?

Again, liberals paint everyone into groups and conservatives deal with them as individuals.

JD - not all of the religious right endorses Trump.
link
http://time.com/4195258/tony-perkins...z-endorsement/

Why do you insist of making everything; "always"; "everyone"; "every time"...

[n david]

Originally Posted by Jermyn Davidson

http://news.yahoo.com/trump-lands-en...220351361.html

Honestly, this is a very sad development, not just in American politics, but in American Christianity.

My heart sank when I read this.

I am not being sarcastic.

It's been pointed out, but how is this different than Pastors endorsing the ssm friendly, baby murdering supporting Democrats like obama, Clinton and others?

[Jermyn Davidson]

Originally Posted by aegsm76

Really.
"The problem with this logic is that these religious leaders have been roundly criticized, over and over again-- even having the authenticity of their Christianity questioned over voting Democrat."
Can you give me a link where this can be found?

Again, liberals paint everyone into groups and conservatives deal with them as individuals.

JD - not all of the religious right endorses Trump.
link
http://time.com/4195258/tony-perkins...z-endorsement/

Why do you insist of making everything; "always"; "everyone"; "every time"...

I really don't see where I used any of the words where you said I used.

As for "religious right" questioning the Christianity of Democrats, look on AFF!

I'm not even a Democrat and mine has been questioned on this very forum in political discussions simply by attempting to defend Democrats aka "DEMON-crats.

C'mon man!

I'm not making this up!

[aegsm76]

JD - if I made a statement that "black republicans were calling Falwell's endorsement of Trump hypocritical", that would not be correct.
Because the implication would be that all black republicans were.
However, if I said that JD was questioning, that would be correct.
See the difference.