I'm not sure what to think of this:
As an atheist critic of religion, there's an awful lot I could say about this, and literally none of it is complimentary.
Still, if Evangelicals are waxing introspective less than 3 weeks before an election in which their champion looks likely to go down in a ball of flame, who am I to criticize. I'm as much curious about the ensuing ratiocination as I am the question of how much credibility they have left on the subject of morality / sin.
I guess I predict that the soul-searching is going to last right up to the point that Biden is declared the election winner. After that, it'll stop on a dime.
Evangelicals opposed to Trump step out of the shadows with new groups and ads
President Trump “attempts to hijack our faith for votes,” the writer Jerusha Duford — Billy Graham’s granddaughter — said Thursday in a Zoom call sponsored by one of a growing number of evangelical groups that have formed to encourage Christians to vote for Joe Biden.
Trump’s “attempts to hijack our faith for votes, and evangelical leaders’ silence on his actions and behavior, has presented a picture of what our faith looks like that is so erroneous that it has done significant damage to the way people view Jesus,” said Duford on the call, which was sponsored by Not Our Faith PAC, a bipartisan group formed just this week with the explicit goal of trying to defeat Trump.
“I spent the better part of my life watching my grandfather look to be an example of Jesus, to how to conduct himself and how to treat people. Scripture talks about doing justly, loving mercy, walking humbly, and these are tenets of our faith that I do not believe our president demonstrates in any way,” she said.
Her grandfather, the most famous evangelist of the 20th century, was friends with presidents of both parties and avoided direct involvement in electoral politics. Her uncle Franklin Graham is one of Trump’s most prominent backers on the Christian right.
President Trump “attempts to hijack our faith for votes,” the writer Jerusha Duford — Billy Graham’s granddaughter — said Thursday in a Zoom call sponsored by one of a growing number of evangelical groups that have formed to encourage Christians to vote for Joe Biden.
Trump’s “attempts to hijack our faith for votes, and evangelical leaders’ silence on his actions and behavior, has presented a picture of what our faith looks like that is so erroneous that it has done significant damage to the way people view Jesus,” said Duford on the call, which was sponsored by Not Our Faith PAC, a bipartisan group formed just this week with the explicit goal of trying to defeat Trump.
“I spent the better part of my life watching my grandfather look to be an example of Jesus, to how to conduct himself and how to treat people. Scripture talks about doing justly, loving mercy, walking humbly, and these are tenets of our faith that I do not believe our president demonstrates in any way,” she said.
Her grandfather, the most famous evangelist of the 20th century, was friends with presidents of both parties and avoided direct involvement in electoral politics. Her uncle Franklin Graham is one of Trump’s most prominent backers on the Christian right.
Still, if Evangelicals are waxing introspective less than 3 weeks before an election in which their champion looks likely to go down in a ball of flame, who am I to criticize. I'm as much curious about the ensuing ratiocination as I am the question of how much credibility they have left on the subject of morality / sin.
I guess I predict that the soul-searching is going to last right up to the point that Biden is declared the election winner. After that, it'll stop on a dime.
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