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applegrove

(118,832 posts)
Thu Sep 28, 2017, 07:48 PM Sep 2017

Exclusive: Evangelicals urge more action from Trump against 'alt-right'

By Chris Moody, CNN Senior Digital Correspondent

http://www.cnn.com/2017/09/28/politics/trump-alt-right-evangelicals/index.html

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(CNN)A group of prominent evangelical Christians are calling on President Donald Trump to take further steps to condemn white supremacists -- specifically those in the alt-right -- following the August white nationalist demonstration in Charlottesville, Virginia, that left one woman dead.

A letter that has been circulating privately among a coalition of pastors notes Trump's efforts to denounce the white supremacists, but urges the President to go further in condemning the alt-right "by name."

"This movement has escaped your disapproval," the letter, obtained exclusively by CNN, reads. "We believe it is important for this movement to be addressed, for at its core it is a white identity movement and the majority of its members are white nationalists or white supremacists. This movement gained public prominence during your candidacy for President of the United States. Supporters of the movement have claimed that you share their vision for our country. These same supporters have sought to use the political and cultural concerns of people of goodwill for their prejudiced political agendas. It concerned many of us when three people associated with the alt-right movement were given jobs in the White House."

Initial signers of the letter include Southern Baptist Convention President Rev. Steve Gaines, former SBC President Rev. Fred Luter and the Rev. T.D. Jakes, a mentor of Trump's top spiritual adviser, Rev. Paula White. No members of Trump's Evangelical Advisory Board have signed the letter as of this writing.

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Exclusive: Evangelicals urge more action from Trump against 'alt-right' (Original Post) applegrove Sep 2017 OP
Oh Donnie Wellstone ruled Sep 2017 #1
Maybe the evangelicals will stop supporting him ProudLib72 Sep 2017 #2
Who is going to urge someone to take action against evangelicals who are giving us OliverQ Sep 2017 #3
I think I need Wingdar C_U_L8R Sep 2017 #4
As if the moron cares what they think..... lindysalsagal Sep 2017 #5
Hey guys, how about YOU condemn the Alt-right while you're privately circulating your letter? Girard442 Sep 2017 #6

ProudLib72

(17,984 posts)
2. Maybe the evangelicals will stop supporting him
Thu Sep 28, 2017, 08:02 PM
Sep 2017

Maybe even go so far as to denounce him?

Rock. Dotard. Hard Place

 

OliverQ

(3,363 posts)
3. Who is going to urge someone to take action against evangelicals who are giving us
Thu Sep 28, 2017, 08:03 PM
Sep 2017

evil trash like Roy Moore?

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