Okay, so to my surprise a number of people I have varying degrees of respect for have now endorsed Trump.
Robert Jeffrees
Phyllis Schlafly
Jerry Fallwell Jr.
Sarah Palin
Frankly, this troubles me on a number of levels. One, why select Trump over Cruz? Two, I really ask myself why Trump. Are they deceived? Certainly, I consider I could be the one who is wrong, but I just have this uneasy feeling about Trump and that he is all but certain to turn his back on Conservatives and conservative principles he claims fealty to.
There is a disconnect between evangelicals and Donald Trump, all the more so because there are candidates so closely aligned with the evangelical movement: Ted Cruz and Mike Huckabee.
Ok, here it is. The most powerful Christian message that Trump conveys: Trump promises to protect the Western and Christian world. It is a message that he gets across to the voters better than any other presidential candidate.
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I’m for Cruz but I’m not anti-Trump. I’ve wondered as you have and the folks you listed are intelligent believers. I think they know he isn’t one of them in the evangelical sense. Although he may not promote their social causes, I think there’s a sense he won’t get in the way either. So, I’m left to think they are putting more emphasis on what they think he’ll do for the country in other areas. He doesn’t have a record yet, so it’s a risk but if he’s the nominee I’ll have no issue voting for him based on what I know now....
>>Okay, so to my surprise a number of people I have varying degrees of respect for have now endorsed Trump.
Robert Jeffrees
Phyllis Schlafly
Jerry Fallwell Jr.
Sarah Palin
Frankly, this troubles me on a number of levels. One, why select Trump over Cruz? Two, I really ask myself why Trump. Are they deceived? Certainly, I consider I could be the one who is wrong, but I just have this uneasy feeling about Trump and that he is all but certain to turn his back on Conservatives and conservative principles he claims fealty to.<<
Maybe you are wrong and they are right? These people who are respected, see something in Trump and they are not dummies or idiots blinded by emotion. They know he is not a perfect conservative but he’s not a bought and paid for politician either.
Maybe they see that he is a patriot who wants to put Americas interests first and has done very conservative things all his life like supporting the veterans.
Maybe they think he would move the ball farther to the right than Cruz ‘the perfect conservative’?
Well some of the students aren’t in the tank.
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The announcement by the Trump campaign left some students and alumnae at the famous Christian university ashamed of their Falwell’s decision. Many expressed frustration, rage and confusion on social media and some used Twitter to clarify that the endorsement does not represent them.
dear world, our school president may have endorsed Trump, but the vast majority of us definitely do NOT, & are quite frankly disappointed. - Kelly Gibbs (@KellyGee_24) January 26, 2016
i wish i could go back in time and not apply to liberty university. i’m ashamed to be a part of a school that endorses donald fucking trump. - doin’ it right (@kookoomendez001) January 26, 2016
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Let’s remember @JerryJrFalwell personal endorsement does not represent @LibertyU nor staff/students/alum, there is a fine but distinct line — Josh Puccio (@J_Puccio) January 26, 2016
OMG...Seriously I’m deeply disturbed by this...Idk how to take it! @LibertyU as a student I’m ashamed https://t.co/pUo6UIRRQi — Kris Cruz (@rc_kris) January 26, 2016