The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
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“Trump’s cabinet is shaping up to be deeply loyal—and deeply reckless.” - Persuasion
As iron sharpens iron,
one person sharpens another. (Proverbs 27:17)
“Trump’s cabinet is shaping up to be deeply loyal—and deeply reckless.” - Persuasion
“ ‘Our people were elated, for the most part, over the election results,’ said Robert Jeffress, a Southern Baptist pastor.” - RNS
“50% of U.S. Protestant pastors say they plan to vote for Donald Trump, while a quarter (24%) back Kamala Harris and 23% are undecided.” - Lifeway
“Pro-lifers recognize that a Harris-Walz administration would be horrific; most also recognize that if the new pro-choice GOP becomes permanent, the American pro-life movement could find itself in the same situation as pro-lifers in Canada and the U.K., where no major party is willing to defend pre-born human rights.” - First Things
“Trump and evangelicals made a deal in 2016…. Evangelicals delivered. Trump delivered. And now that the deal is done, Trump is no longer obligated to conservative evangelicals.” - Current
“The new indictment (or the “superseder”) was unsealed today after having been returned by a federal grand jury in Washington, D.C., where District Judge Tanya Chutkan is presiding over the case.” - National Review
Also, Jack Smith Reindicts Donald Trump - American Conservative
“Basham is right that many ‘shepherds’ are, in fact, ‘for sale.’ But the unintended irony… of her book is that the corrupting money is not on the evangelical left, as she claims, but on the populist right.” - The Dispatch
“The FBI has said that while its investigation suggests Crooks acted alone, it would continue to look into whether the kitchen worker had received help.” - BBC
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“Trump shared with the crowd that he was ‘really good’ at a ‘Faith and Freedom’ rally earlier that day. ‘I didn’t interject, [but] it could have been better if I used a couple of bad words….When I see people start to walk out, then we’ll stop, okay?’” - Church Leaders
“61% of Protestants…said they believe the actions detailed in the trial were morally wrong, with only 35% contending the opposite. The breakdown was similar among Catholics (63% vs. 33%) and members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (59% vs. 40%).” - RNS
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