Evangelical Pastor alarmed after Donald Trump-loving congregants deride Jesus' teachings as 'weak'

Mod: That's a major problem with many Evangelicals. It's all just for show. 

Pastor alarmed after Trump-loving congregants deride Jesus' teachings as 'weak' (MSNlink): Evangelical Christian leader Russell Moore revealed this week that many evangelical pastors have become alarmed that their Trump-loving congregants have become so militant that they are even rejecting the teachings of Jesus Christ.

In an interview with NPR, Moore said that multiple pastors had told him disturbing stories about their congregants being upset when they read from the famous "Sermon on the Mount" in which Christ espoused the principles of forgiveness and mercy as central to Christian doctrine.

"Multiple pastors tell me, essentially, the same story about quoting the Sermon on the Mount, parenthetically, in their preaching — 'turn the other cheek'— [and] to have someone come up after to say, 'Where did you get those liberal talking points?'"Moore revealed. 

"And what was alarming to me is that in most of these scenarios, when the pastor would say, 'I'm literally quoting Jesus Christ,' the response would not be, 'I apologize.' The response would be, 'Yes, but that doesn't work anymore. That's weak.'"

Moore, who has been an outspoken critic of many evangelicals' embrace of Trump, argues that this has led him to conclude that American evangelical Christianity is now in crisis. "When we get to the point where the teachings of Jesus himself are seen as subversive to us, then we're in a crisis," he said.

'He Hates America': Trump Slammed For Admitting He'd 'Prefer' To Live Overseas (Yahoo!link): Donald Trump admitted that he would like to leave the country and live overseas. 

Trump, who has frequently expressed disdain for America and Americans, made the confession during a rally in New Hampshire on Tuesday as he griped about the charges against him and lamented ever getting into politics. 

“I could have been relaxing at Mar-a-Lago or in the south of France― which I would prefer to being in this country, frankly.” Trump’s critics seemed ready to help him pack. 

Mod: He might want to leave today. More at both links.

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