Yesterday Donald Trump spoke to the members of his National Faith Advisory Board’s National Faith Summit in Powder Springs, Georgia. Newsweek covers it here.
Watch:
At about the 29:55 mark, Paula White says “we believe that God has saved you for a purpose…there is a country to save.”
33:00: Paula White says that Trump will open a “faith office” in the Oval Office. Really? In the Oval Office?
33:49: Notice that Paula White calls Trump a “fighter.” As I will argue in my forthcoming book, one of the reasons so many evangelicals turned toward Trump in 2016 was because they did not think George W. Bush or previous GOP presidents (Reagan and George H.W. Bush) were “fighters” for their causes.
33:45: Veteran Christian Right activist and 2000 presidential candidate Gary Bauer is in the house. Bauer praises Trump for “turning Madison Square Garden into MAGA Square Garden.” Let’s remember that Bauer is endorsing this. Bauer says that conservative evangelicals will vote for Trump out of “gratitude.” He says that it is a “Christian virtue to be grateful.” Again, I think the subtext here is the Barna survey that indicates millions of Christians will stay home in November. Bauer appears to be trying to shame conservative evangelicals into voting for Trump by telling them that they are not exercising the Christian virtue of gratitude.
Bauer then asks Trump about biological men playing women’s sports. Trump uses the opportunity to pivot to immigration.
39:00: Trump says “I’ve been better than any other president to Israel, by far.”
53:00: The Trump evangelicals come on stage to pray for Trump. The group includes Jack Graham, Ralph Reed, Tim Clinton, Jentezen Franklin, Johnnie Moore, and Jonathan Cahn. It’s a gathering of many of the old court evangelicals.
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National Religious Broadcasters is getting out the vote for Donald Trump:
WASHINGTON, D.C. (NRB) â The National Religious Broadcasters (NRB) association, the world’s leading association of Christian communicators, has launched a series of free, downloadable radio spots encouraging Christians to exercise their right and privilege to vote.
These public service announcements (PSAs) are offered as a free resource to radio stations serving faith audiences. Stations are invited to air these messages through November 5, 2024. Download the PSAs HERE.
“We are proud to partner with respected faith leaders to produce radio spots that encourage and energize Christians to exercise their right and responsibility to vote,” said Troy A. Miller, NRB president & CEO. “In these final days before the election, we want Christian voters to receive clear and persuasive reminders that their vote will make a difference for the future of faith and freedom in America.”
The PSAs feature well-known Christian leaders, including Dr. David Jeremiah, Dr. Robert Jeffress, Jim Daly, John MacArthur, Allen Jackson, and James E. Ward. Jr., delivering an encouraging call-to-action to Christian voters.
Miller has penned several recent op-eds underscoring the importance of evangelical Christian participation in the 2024 election. Read more in the Daily Caller (“Itâs Time To Get Millions Of Evangelical Voters To The Polls,” August 18, 2024) and Fox News (“This group has the numbers to decide the US presidency â if they turn out,” October 10, 2024)
National Religious Broadcasters is the latest organization worried about the Barna report that indicates millions of Christians may not vote next week.
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Let’s see what is happening on X:
Disgraced former Trump lawyer Jenna Ellis, who lost her license to practice law for her role in Trump’s efforts to steal the 2020 election, is talking about America’s “moral basis”:
The Faith & Freedom Coalition wants to make sure that everyone knows their founder, Ralph Reed, was present for this:
More on that Trump meeting with Paula White’s faith advisory board:
“It’s not a cult. It’s a revolution”:
“God’s perfect timing”:
Actually, this was not George Washington goal. Washington never once “pointed the fledgling nation to Jesus.” In fact, he only mentioned Jesus twice in all his writings:
This is apparently what will happen if Christians don’t vote:
That nativist, misogynistic, xenophobic Trump rally in Madison Square Garden didn’t seem to phase Allie one bit:
Eric Metaxas has a “I know you are, but what am I?” moment:
Tony Perkins on Harris’s position on abortion:
Translation: Vote for Trump
Albert Mohler on the death of religious liberty:
Huck voted:
Translation: Vote for Trump:
Tom Buck on sin:
A “chosen vessel”:
Marxists are on the loose!:
Sean is no fan of Christianity Today articles:
World Relief VP Matt Soerens:
Christianity Today podcaster Mike Cosper:
Cosper on the Trump MSG rally:
Jezebel.
It apparently all boils down to race:
John, are you aware of any rebukes from Christians over the misogynism and racism that went down at the Garden? I havent seen any yet.
No. Utter silence.