Politics
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“Are you a hypocrite if you support Donald Trump?”
Editor’s note: below is an opinion piece only by one of our regular contributors. My recent op-eds received many positive responses—as well as a few negative ones. The charge of being a hypocrite if you support the president is often at the top of the list. But hypocrisy means to intentionally deceive someone (e.g., who […]
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So, Trump Said He Would Vote for a Gay President
How should Christian conservatives respond to President Trump’s statement that he would have no problem voting for a gay president? Should this be a dealbreaker in terms of our 2020 vote? Earlier this week, Rush Limbaugh created a media firestorm when he said that America is “still not ready to elect a gay guy kissing […]
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Can Pro-Trump & No-Trump Christians Unite in 2020?
Like many, I’m perplexed by the divide in the Christian community over President Trump. This article has been many months in the making as I’ve talked to people on both sides of the aisle. And as I stated in a brief op-ed, we can’t have our cake and eat it too—there is no middle ground […]
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The growing divide between pro-Trump and anti-Trump evangelicals
I have no desire to minimize the growing divide that exists between pro-Trump and anti-Trump evangelicals, nor is it my desire here to take sides. Instead, I want to do my best to improve the communication, since, for the most part, we are likes ships passing each other in the night, reacting to each other […]
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200 Evangelical leaders sign letter rebuking Christianity Today
Support for Donald Trump among evangelical leaders runs strong, and this was never more evident than in the fact that some 200 leaders have signed a letter sent to Christian magazine Christianity Today. RELATED: A response to Christianity Today’s call for Trump t be removed from Office The magazine, founded by Billy Graham, also caught […]
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On Brexit, the powerful influence of the vocal minority
The surprising landslide victory of the Conservative party in the latest UK election provides us with a fascinating window into a very disturbing problem within developed nations; the disproportionate power and influence that is now wielded by minority groups in the formation of national consciousness. Let me explain. RELATED: As the UK decides on Brexit, […]
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Franklin Graham: Trump impeachment ‘about lying and spinning lies’
As the impeachment inquiry against Donald Trump gets underway, Franklin Graham has spoken out in support of the president. In a Facebook post, graham stated that the truth” has nothing to do with it. It’s about lying—and spinning the lies.” The impeachment inquiry against President Trump was initiated by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on September […]
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Impeachment Craziness? 3 Legitimate Viewpoints You Should Consider
Impeachment … Impeachment … Impeachment… What is right or wrong about the impeachment of President Trump is now being debated before Congress. Here are 3 different legitimate viewpoints you should be aware of: Viewpoint #1. The President didn’t say anything wrong in the phone call with the Ukrainian president. This is what many honest politicians […]
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Note to Christian Trump Supporters: the President Can Defend Himself
The progression is clear and undeniable. For many Bible-loving, followers of Jesus, Donald Trump was our last choice for the Republican nomination. We didn’t like his past. We were appalled with some of his comments. And we didn’t trust him to keep his promises. Those were certainly my sentiments during the primaries. Things changed for […]
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Bernie Sanders says Trump Supporters are ‘Lying Bigots’. 5 Reasons He’s Wrong.
In the socialist world view – the world of identity politics – one can’t support both religious freedom and LGBTQ rights. They are mutually exclusive. You have to pick one group or the other… So when President Trump condemns countries that punish, imprison … and even execute … individuals on the basis of their sexual […]
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Blame the Democrats, Not Me, for Keeping LGBT in the News
Don’t blame me for writing yet another article on LGBT issues. Blame Beto. Or Booker. Or Biden. Or Buttigieg. Or Warren. The Democratic presidential candidates are pushing this agenda, and quite aggressively at that. They’re the ones talking about what the Bible allegedly says and does not say about homosexuality. They’re the ones threatening our […]
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Why Trump Is Gaining Conservative Christian Supporters
A recent editorial in the New York Times confirms the results of my own online polling. President Trump appears to be gaining more conservative Christian voters than he is losing. Writing for the Times on October 5, Jeremy W. Peters compiles an impressive list of former Never Trumpers who are now firmly in his camp. […]
