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The granddaughter of late evangelical Christian leader Billy Graham is accusing current church leaders of spitting on his memory with their continued support of President Trump.
"I have spent my entire life in the church, with every big decision guided by my faith. But now, I feel homeless," Jerushah Duford wrote in an op-ed for USA Today. "Like so many others, I feel disoriented as I watch the church I have always served turn their eyes away from everything it teaches. I hear from Christian women on a daily basis who all describe the same thing: a tug at their spirit."
Duford wrote that she often feels that unpleasant "tug" when listening to Trump's rhetoric, citing his recent comments about scraping an Obama-era rule meant to quash segregation and provide low-income housing.
"Jesus said repeatedly to defend the poor and show kindness and compassion to those in need. Our president continues to perpetuate an us-versus-them narrative, yet almost all of our church leaders say nothing," she wrote.
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(4,167 posts)Mariana
(14,860 posts)The majority of Christian voters cast their ballots for Trump in 2016. It's entirely possible that he'll get the majority of Christian votes again in 2020. As you say, "Our president continues to perpetuate an us-versus-them narrative, yet almost all of our church leaders say nothing." This is what Christianity does, Jerushah. This is what Christianity is.
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(297,503 posts)father is such a disgrace.
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(16,189 posts)keithbvadu2
(36,870 posts)That is Trump tugging at their crotch.