Evangelical Turncoat

Timothy Birdnow

Here is a bad sign; Christianity Today, one of the largest Evangelical publications in America, has called for the removal from office of President Trump.

Christianity Today was founded by the late Billy Graham.

Editor Mark Galli, who is leaving the publication, wrote an op-ed calling for the President's removal and for Evangelicals to walk away from him:

I'm not sure which impeachment Mr. Galli was watching; there was little but heresay evidence and biased witnesses.

Yes, this president may well be a man of immoral character, but a. we already knew that and b. isn't this just a little bit hypocritical of Galli, who has apparently forgotten the admonition "let he who is without sin cast the first stone".


Well, that is quite a judgmental mouthful!

But I must ask Mr. Galli, in a world dominated by Realpolitik and bare-knuckle political warfare, what would he have us do?  He would ask us to abandon a bad guy for the victory of a worse one.

Is he not aware that Trump asked Ukraine to investigate Biden precisely because Biden actually did what Trump has been accused of doing? That Biden is on tape bragging about it? And is he aware that the Ukraine was where much of the dirty tricks against Mr. Trump originated? That the President was ASKING, and that there never was a quid pro quo, nor that the aid was not withheld (unlike under Obama)?

You could argue that what Trump did was no better than what his political opposition did (and I do not make that case, but it could be argued) but it certainly is no worse. So why throw Trump under the bus and allow his enemies to win?

Is that somehow Christian?

Christians are to be as wise as serpents, according to the Bible, as well as innocent as lambs. Mr. Galli appears to want us to be nothing but lambs, and we all know the fate of lambs, both when the wolves come and when the meat supply runs low.

Trump rightly called Christtianity Today a "left wing magazine" which it has become. Galli took umbrage with that characterization, calling it "centrist". Centrist is code when liberals use it. That is a dog whistle.

Left wing Evangelical leader Jim Wallis (Obama's pet Evangelical) called the support of Trump by the Evangelical community a "faustian bargain" because Trump appoints constitutionalist judges. Who has made a faustian bargain? It seems to me these liberal Evangelicals are the ones willing to trade their morals for what THEY want. They are happy to disregard Biblical laws in order to get their charitable money and "tolerance".  How many take a stand against gay marriage, for instance? Or against abortion? How about applying the seventh commandment in terms of our government, which steals money from the citizenry all the time?

Oh, and Mr. Wallis and Galli, what of Thou Shalt Not Bear False Witness?  From the time Donald Trump walked down that elevator to declare his candidacy there have been lies and innuendos made, slanders against him. He was falsely accused of conspiring with the Russians, for instance. He was accused of gross misconduct, the infamous "golden shower" claim. He was falsely accused of inviting the Russians to hack Hillary Clinton's e-mails. He's been falsely accused over and over, and yet Galli and Wallace don't have a problem with that.

Galli stated


As contibutor Bill H. pointed out, Mr. Biden has not yet won the nomination and as such is not a political opponent. And while Mr. Biden (who actually DID use his office for political gain) was a frontrunner, it seems doubtful he would have gotten the nomination in any event, as he is too old, too white, too male, and just plain too screwy. 

Mr. Galli's choice to judge President Trump on insufficient information and innuendo and third hand heresay is despicable, and HE really should examine his own soul before judging tho Presidents.

Judge not, Mr. Galli, lest ye be judged. Isn't that the favorite of you liberals?

Franklyn Graham tweeted:


God often uses flawed vessels. He chose Jacob, who was a conniving little jerk who stole his brother's birthright. He chose Judah as the father of His only son, even though Judah sold his brother Joseph into slavery. He chose Saul as king of Israel, an arrogant, disobedient man. He chose David, an adulterer and a man who murdered the husband of a woman he got pregnant. He chose criminals, prositutes, rebels. to be His disciples. The only man we know for certain to be in Heaven is the thief who was crucified along with Jesus; Jesus promised him "this day you will be in paradise".  The thief admitted his crimes.

Now, Donald Trump may be an immoral man. He may be working our will - and more importantly The Lord's - because it benefits him to do so. But at least he IS doing what is right, even if for wrong reasons. We won't have that if we reject him as impure.We'll get our enemies in charge because we were unwilling to accept less than we thought we should have.

Remember, Donald Trump is the aggrieved party in this. He wants investigations because there has been a coup attempt against him from the very beginning. Maybe it was  a mistake to ask for the Ukrainians to help, but it was a natural mistake. And he wasn't asking for something dirty, just that the Ukrainians live up to the anti-corruption pact they signed with us. Trump simply asked for justice, not punitive actions.

Strange how Mr. Galli is so quick to judge Trump over this.

I don't think this is going to matter that much politically. I think battle lines are drawn, and Galli and company will be seen as defectors, turncoats, rebels. Of course, they know this, and the whole point is to swing a few votes away from Trump. If the election is razor thin it could be the margin of victory.

But I don't think it will matter.

Mr. Galli, remember your Dante!  Think about that place calle Antenora, where the souls of traitors to kin and country reside.

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