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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(108,136 posts)
Tue Aug 25, 2020, 11:00 PM Aug 2020

Billy Graham's granddaughter: Evangelical leaders are failing us by supporting Trump

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.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/billy-grahams-granddaughter-evangelical-leaders-are-failing-us-by-supporting-trump/ar-BB18mBCW?li=BBnb7Kz

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Billy Graham's granddaughter: Evangelical leaders are failing us by supporting Trump (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Aug 2020 OP
But but abortion Proud liberal 80 Aug 2020 #1
Christianity is as Christianity does, Jerushah. Mariana Aug 2020 #2
Damn.. TY, Billy's Graham's Granddaughter.. sorry your Cha Aug 2020 #3
That's her uncle, not father.Nt lostnfound Aug 2020 #6
That is Trump tugging at their crotch. keithbvadu2 Aug 2020 #4
Creepy StarryNite Aug 2020 #5

Mariana

(14,860 posts)
2. Christianity is as Christianity does, Jerushah.
Tue Aug 25, 2020, 11:11 PM
Aug 2020

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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