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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm a Minister.  I'm working for Hospice now, but was in a church before we moved.  It's not easy for church leaders right now.  Thankfully, my church was very tolerant and fairly liberal.  LGBTQ friendly, diverse, open to discussions on different faiths, etc.  We spent a lot of time trying to live like the Christ we claimed to follow.  So, while I know we had members who were Republicans and conservative, I really doubt we had anyone in our membership who would support Donald Trump.

That said, ministers avoid politics in the pulpit.  For one, we risk our tax exempt status.  More importantly, ministers in church leadership positions should not be politicians.

I'm not working in a church right now. I can be very active in my local political groups.  And I am.  I've spoken at several marches and Interfaith Prayer Breakfasts.  I think clergy should be pointing out the hypocrisy of Christians turning away refugees.  And frankly, [b]if you support Donald Trump, you may claim to be a Christian, but you are behaving nothing at all like your Christ.[/b][/quote]

And you're a troll. No true Christian minister would make a statement like this, even anonymously.

P.S.  He's not "my Christ." He saved us all.[/quote]

First, I'm not a troll just because I believe our actions demonstrate our faith.  Faith without action is dead. Meaningless.

Second, I am at Prayer Breakfasts once a month with ministers from many faiths.  The only ones who don't have the balls to call out Trump's behavior are the evangelical Southern Baptists. And honesty, I think they know.  They are just too scared to say it.  Religious leaders, including Christians, all over the world are condemning Trump's actions.

Third, you realize his name wasn't Jesus (first name) Christ (last name), right?  He is " your Christ".  As a Christian, he is my Christ.  My way shower.   But not everyone on this great big planet follows your spiritual path. So no.[b] Not everyone believes he "saved" them.  [/b]

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Well, there you go. Thanks for proving my point.  Jesus said, "I am the way, the truth and the life. NO ONE gets to the Father, except through me." So, your watered down version of the Gospel is not exactly cutting it.

And for those of your "fellow pastors" (still not saying I believe you, but whatever) who think that voting for HRC and thereby endorsing abortion, gay marriage and other aspects of the liberal Democratic left that are clearly anti-Biblical -- well, I hardly think you did any better in demonstrating your faith with your vote.[/quote]

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