Now Trump Is Just Openly Attacking The Religious Right

[rug]

Donald Trump and Russell Moore

BY JACK JENKINS
MAY 9, 2016 10:31 AM

Businessman and presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is now openly attacking leaders of the Religious Right who are critical of him, using Twitter to blast the head of the Southern Baptist Convention’s political arm as “a nasty guy with no heart.”

On Monday morning, Trump published a tweet labeling Russell Moore, head of the Southern Baptist Convention's Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission, as “a terrible representative of Evangelicals.” Moore is an established leader of the Religious Right and has traditionally voiced support for Republican candidates, but has been unusually critical of Trump, who he sees as unrepresentative of evangelical Christian values.

Donald J. Trump Verified account @realDonaldTrump

@drmoore Russell Moore is truly a terrible representative of Evangelicals and all of the good they stand for. A nasty guy with no heart!

3:05 AM - 9 May 2016

Moore fired back with a pair of tweets an hour later, first by mocking one of Trump’s catch-phrases and then by citing 1 Kings 18:17-19 — a passage from the Bible in which the prophet Elijah accuses a king of “abandon(ing the Lord’s commands.”

Russell Moore ?@drmoor

Sad! https://twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/729613336191586304
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7:16 AM - 9 May 2016

Russell Moore ?@drmoore

1 Kings 18:17-19 https://www.instagram.com/p/BFL0R2WTMdM/

7:21 AM - 9 May 2016

Trump’s back-and-forth with Moore appears to be triggered by remarks the pastor made while being interviewed on “Face the Nation” on CBS over the weekend. Asked to comment on Trump’s rise, Moore railed against the GOP frontrunner, calling him “reality television moral sewage.” Moore then conflated Trump with Democratic party frontrunner Hillary Clinton, accusing both of being morally destitute.

http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2016/05/09/3776512/donald-trump-russell-moore-biblical-smackdown/

[Actor]

1. Any criticism of Trump by anyone will bring out whatever offense he has.

Currently he has the media and some money.

Some day he may have 10,000 nuclear weapons and an army, marines, navy and air force.

[drm604]

2. RIP Republican Party

1854 - 2016

[Angry Dragon]

3. if you are not willing to die for your religion

then you really do not believe

[rug]

4. Which has what to do with what?

But, since you mention it, what are you willing to die for?

[edhopper]

5. I for one

would aggressively engage in battle for my freedom to festivities.

[rug]

6. I would too but I'm such a slacker.

[edhopper]

7. but you gotta fight.....

[Angry Dragon]

8. so Trump is throwing a few words at them and they cry like little babies

I question how strong their beliefs are

[czarjak]

9. "I'm a great Christian"...

"I'm an Evangelical", He doesn't even know what that means.

[MisterP]

10. "I'm what you want to hear!"

[Major Nikon]

12. Evidently it means no true Scotsman

[rug]

14. Evidently you cannot distinguish actual hypocrisy from sophomoric fallacies.

[Major Nikon]

17. Perhaps, but you certainly provided no proof of it

As usual.

[rug]

18. It is a futile taak though.

[Simran]

11. A little bit of positivity in all this negativity

Amidst all the negativity spread by Trump, there are a few like TBI which actually are making an effort to spread positivity. Kudos!

[rug]

13. welcome to DU.

[LeftishBrit]

15. Great, let them eat each other!

[tanyev]

16. Heh.