"It's his baptizing of Trump's sins as good that bother me most" on why Pastor Jeffress should not

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given prayers in Jerusalem.



Bad Call
The Real Reason Robert Jeffress Didn’t Belong in Jerusalem
Yes, he’s said some negative things about other religions. But those aren’t nearly as big a deal as the positive things he’s said in defense of the president.
Matt Lewis

05.15.18 4:25 AM ET

Donald Trump’s selection of Pastor Robert Jeffress to say a prayer at the opening of the embassy in Israel to Jerusalem has drawn some negative attention..................................



.................To be fair, a lot of Jeffress’s comments lack not only wisdom, but love. Jeffress is very comfortable making pronouncements about other people and other faiths (in very unhelpful ways that are likely not intended to actually help the listener). He says things in provocative ways that stir up anger and division. Donald Trump shouldn’t have picked him for this job. It’s true that some people are looking for reasons to attack orthodox Christianity, but Jeffress invites such attacks. He was not the right man to represent America at this important event.

Jeffress might be inelegant in the way he talks about the exclusivity of salvation in Christ, but those beliefs are far from being his most egregious and unbiblical statements. It’s his baptizing of Trump’s sins as good that bother me most. That, alone should have disqualified him from giving this prayer. But of course, that is probably the main reason he was invited to deliver it.

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Pastor Robert Jeffress said Jews will go to hell, Islam is “a heresy from the pit of hell" and homosexuality is a "perversion" based on "detestable acts." Trump chose him to speak at the US Embassy opening today in Jerusalem.

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[Scarsdale]

1. Did Franklin Graham turn down the gig?

He condones tRump's many sins, too. Maybe the pay was not high enough? I wonder if Kushner and Princess Ivanka have read the comments from Jeffress about Jews? He really does fit in with this clown show perfectly. Strange little man, reminds me of Sessions. I wonder what the payoff is for the Kushners? Leaving her children on Mother's Day must have been difficult for her (yeah, right!)

[Mc Mike]

2. "Evil is Good", is the bircher repuglinazi 'christian's' new tag line.