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    How Christianity Today got it so wrong - Mario Murillo

    Christianity Today was founded by Billy Graham who, to the best of my knowledge, never supported same sex marriage, abortion, or Barack Obama for President. More on this in a moment.

    First the big news:

    There's a big noise because the editor of Christianity Today, a prominent evangelical magazine founded by Billy Graham, called for President Donald Trump to be removed from office in an editorial published Thursday.

    Mark Galli, the magazine's editor in chief, wrote that "the facts in this instance are unambiguous." His editorial was entitled, "Trump Should Be Removed from Office."

    He continued, "The president of the United States attempted to use his political power to coerce a foreign leader to harass and discredit one of the president's political opponents. That is not only a violation of the Constitution; more importantly, it is profoundly immoral."


    Before you panic and think something devastating has happened, let's review the history of Christianity Today and take a look at some of the other things they wrote and see how consistent they are about immorality.

    In a piece they published in 2012, they chastised the church for doubting Barak Obama's Christianity. They even called the article "Our Evangelical in Chief."

    Stating, "That the true religious identity of the world's most famous, most powerful man could remain a mystery to so many is itself a mystery. Before and especially during his presidency, Obama has been extraordinarily open on matters of faith, providing ample evidence for his repeated claim to be a devout Christian. The evidence may even suggest Obama is our evangelical-in-chief."1

    The article even questioned why we would prefer the Republican candidate over Obama, since Obama's beliefs were closer to ours than Romney's.

    "While there are plenty of legitimate policy reasons that evangelicals might support Governor Romney, their willingness to overlook their desire for a coreligionist candidate may also have at least something to do with the fact that 24% of them—higher than any other religious group—believe Obama is a Muslim, and even more are unaware (or unconvinced?) he's a Protestant. What if more evangelicals knew Obama largely shares their religious beliefs?"1

    Then there was the article by Ed Stetzer making the case for voting for Hillary Clinton. First they promote Obama and then Hillary. The following includes the most disturbing justification for being Christian and being okay with abortion from Deborah Fikes then leader of the The World Evangelical Alliance, presented in Christianity Today.

    Stetzer wrote, "Two weeks ago, Deborah Fikes offered her endorsement of Hillary Clinton as part of a series of endorsements of major and minor party candidates. I also asked the major party endorsers to come back and answer questions and respond to objections often surfaced by Evangelicals."2

    Here is an excerpt of Ms. Fikes's original endorsement:

    "My recent resignations from evangelical leadership positions to endorse Hillary Clinton speaks volumes of how important I believe it is that she is elected in November. The toxic tone and atmosphere that surrounds Mr. Trump and is fueled among his supporters has done irreparable damage to not only our country and the future of the GOP but also to the public witness of evangelicals in America who are seen as some of his biggest supporters."

    On abortion: "As a mother, it is difficult for me to think about this from the unborn baby's perspective but I have even more compassion when I think about the women who have abortions. Maybe this is because I envision the unborn babies being welcomed into the arms of Jesus but when I think about the mother, I think of the burden she may carry for the rest of her life."2

    Ms Fikes salves her conscience imagining that the baby—who can feel pain as they are dismembered—is okay because they end up in the arms of Jesus. Furthermore, that is preferred to...and this is her definition of a child which is: "the burden she may carry for the rest of her life." Why would a Christian publication try to find a rosy side to abortion? And why say it in such an inelegant way?

    The most maddening part is that this magazine still claims a connection to Billy Graham, who preached against everything they are condoning. Small wonder that Franklin Graham repudiated this article in Christianity Today.

    Please don't waste one minute worrying that this attempted broadside against an innocent man will damage our righteous cause. Instead, stick your finger in a glass of water. Then pull your finger out and see how long the hole lasts. That's how long the suggestion put forth by this post-Christian magazine, calling for the impeachment of President Trump, will last...


    1 Barack Obama: Evangelical-in-Chief? How Christians might think about the President's faith. Christianity Today, JUDD BIRDSALL, JUNE 21, 2012.

    2Evangelical Views of the 2016 Election: Follow Up w/ Deborah Fikes on Why She Supports Clinton Despite Clinton's Views on Abortion, Marriage, & Religious Liberty, ED STETZER.

    HOW THEY GOT IT SO WRONG | Mario Murillo Ministries

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    Having a form of godliness but denying the power thereof. Avoid such. Or just throw that literary trash in the fire.

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    I always found CT to be very dry reading.

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