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Trump bungles Bible reference at Liberty University
POLITICO ^ | 01/18/2016 | Blake Hounshell

Posted on 01/18/2016 10:26:35 AM PST by BuckeyeTexan

Donald Trump, speaking to a religious crowd at Virginia's Liberty University on Monday, turned to scripture.

"We're going to protect Christianity. I can say that. I don't have to be politically correct," he said. "Two Corinthians, 3:17, that's the whole ballgame ... is that the one you like?"

(Excerpt) Read more at politico.com ...


TOPICS: Politics/Elections; US: Virginia
KEYWORDS: 2corinthians; 4thgrade; 4thgradelevel; 4thgradespeech; bible; christianvote; favoritebookthebible; gaffe; libertyu; tds; trump
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To: RetSignman

Yes, they did. And some of them also pointed to the code of conduct. One does not preclude the other.


321 posted on 01/18/2016 1:33:13 PM PST by BuckeyeTexan (There are those that break and bend. I'm the other kind. ~Steve Earle)
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To: CommerceComet

Agreed. It was awkward like an off-key note.


322 posted on 01/18/2016 1:34:43 PM PST by BuckeyeTexan (There are those that break and bend. I'm the other kind. ~Steve Earle)
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To: ObozoMustGo2012

I seriously can’t believe I wasted my time opening this bullshit.

People really have that much time on their hands debating the semantics of 2 vs 2nd???

Get a life people!!!

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Seriously. Waaaay too many people with nits to pick about an inconsequential reference, that really has no bearing on the political race.


323 posted on 01/18/2016 1:37:50 PM PST by LaRueLaDue
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To: BuckeyeTexan

[Yes, they did.]

Maybe your speakers and ears are better than mine but ,regardless, the whole thing will have a life span of a gnat.


324 posted on 01/18/2016 1:42:43 PM PST by RetSignman (Obama is the walking, talking middle finger in the face of America)
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To: RetSignman

Prolly.


325 posted on 01/18/2016 1:45:06 PM PST by BuckeyeTexan (There are those that break and bend. I'm the other kind. ~Steve Earle)
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To: DoughtyOne

Thought you and I might be able to engage on some sort of rational and civil basis.

Guess not.


326 posted on 01/18/2016 1:46:31 PM PST by don-o (I am Kenneth Carlisle - Waco 5/17/15)
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To: don-o

LOL

I posted a rational explanation for why this is evil.

2 vs 2nd is not something worthy of trying to destroy someone over.

You couldn’t bite off on that, so you had to try to defend it.

Rational? Not hardly...


327 posted on 01/18/2016 1:50:43 PM PST by DoughtyOne (Every home needs a crewznadian that has been domestically trained.)
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To: Mollypitcher1
They have conveniently forgotten “Judge not that ye be not judged.”

Yeah... That isn't what it says. We are certainly supposed to exercise discernment... One of those quick phrases that liberals like to haul out against Christians, We've all heard that before.

328 posted on 01/18/2016 1:52:17 PM PST by roamer_1 (Globalism is just Socialism in a business suit.)
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To: DoughtyOne

Trump himself, IMHO, needs to calm down and stop trying to prove his Christian bona fides.

I think it is clear that Christians, admittedly such as myself, are going to be at least a little skeptical regarding his great evangelical faith based upon the admission that he doesn’t really ask God for forgiveness and when you look at some aspects of his attitude and his life. I am not claiming to be perfect or that he should be perfect.

But the whole package- making a production of everything, taking a bible to every stop, saying it is his favorite book, trying to say “I am more evangelical than the Cuban”, stop trying so hard and stop pandering. Just be genuine about your beliefs and your level spiritually speaking.

I don’t go out and try to convince people I am some expert doctor. Trump shouldn’t try to out christian people.

That said, this is a silly criticism.


329 posted on 01/18/2016 1:52:27 PM PST by American Faith Today
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To: DoughtyOne

330 posted on 01/18/2016 1:54:36 PM PST by SaveFerris (Be a blessing to a stranger today for some have entertained angels unaware)
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To: BuckeyeTexan
This issue is apparently a big deal in the Discordian religion. From their Five Commandments:

II - A Discordian Shall Always use the Official Discordian Document Numbering System.


331 posted on 01/18/2016 1:57:35 PM PST by snarkpup ("The Democratic party's policies are like a warm blanket of asbestos." - Crystal Wright)
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To: roamer_1

So you’re calling me a liberal? Amusing that. Shows what little intelligence Cruz people have.


332 posted on 01/18/2016 2:02:20 PM PST by Mollypitcher1 (I have not yet begun to fight....John Paul Jones)
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To: DoughtyOne
That is now something that adults want Trump disqualified for.

No D1... If you don't get the 'shibboleth' reference, you don't understand. That's all the article points out. Just another example of how 'he ain't one of us', while he claims he is.

For me, he's disqualified from the get go - I won't vote for a guy who makes money from casinos and strip clubs. Not going to happen, *ever*. End of story. And I am sure that many Christians agree with that.

Trump really doesn't have a righteous leg to stand on... Y'all can't defend what isn't there.

333 posted on 01/18/2016 2:03:03 PM PST by roamer_1 (Globalism is just Socialism in a business suit.)
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To: usafa92

It is a big deal to the Cruzbots who don’t understand that God set up the government to be a separate entity from the church - whose mission it is to preach the gospel. He never gave that commission to the government. If these so-called purists knew their Bible - they would know this -but, they don’t. They think we are electing a Pope or a pastor to run the country. Render unto Caesar te ghings that are Caesars, and unto God the things that are Gods. I suspect, in addition to being politically naive, they are also Biblically naive.


334 posted on 01/18/2016 2:03:28 PM PST by Catsrus (I callz 'em as I seez 'em)
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To: DoughtyOne

Nobody is trying to or going to destroy Trump over this. Free Republic is not a safe space for snowflakes.

You are better at debate than your comments on this thread would indicate. Buck up.


335 posted on 01/18/2016 2:06:02 PM PST by BuckeyeTexan (There are those that break and bend. I'm the other kind. ~Steve Earle)
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To: snarkpup

I like it. Heh!


336 posted on 01/18/2016 2:06:33 PM PST by BuckeyeTexan (There are those that break and bend. I'm the other kind. ~Steve Earle)
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To: lodi90

Not to mention the constant begging for money. IF Cruz truly had faith - he would trust God to supply his needs, not constantly beg for money from people. This is what televangelists do.


337 posted on 01/18/2016 2:06:41 PM PST by Catsrus (I callz 'em as I seez 'em)
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To: dfwgator
The bottom line is, Will Trump preserve our religious liberty? Who cares if he’s even an atheist if he does that?

The bottom line is, 'how does he defend what he doesn't know?'

338 posted on 01/18/2016 2:07:26 PM PST by roamer_1 (Globalism is just Socialism in a business suit.)
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To: spintreebob

How do you know?Crystal ball in your bedroom?


339 posted on 01/18/2016 2:08:55 PM PST by Mollypitcher1 (I have not yet begun to fight....John Paul Jones)
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To: Boogieman

If you already have a savior, why vote for Cruz?


340 posted on 01/18/2016 2:09:09 PM PST by GilGil
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