Trump White House seeking evangelical approval of Kushner's Middle East peace plan -- like it is any

[Judi Lynn]

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Source: Raw Story

Trump White House seeking evangelical approval of Kushner’s Middle East peace plan — like it is any of their business
BOB BRIGHAM
09 MAR 2019 AT 16:59 ET



Photo posted on Twitter by Jentezen Franklin of a White House meeting with Evangelical leaders.

The White House is concerned about the domestic political implications of unveiling senior advisor Jared Kushner’s long-awaited plan to bring peace to the Middle East, Axios reported Saturday.

“Ahead of the launch of President Trump’s Israeli-Palestinian peace plan, the White House has been engaging with Evangelical leaders to reassure them about the plan,” Axios reported. “Evangelicals are a crucial part of Trump’s political base and senior officials in his administration, like Vice President Pence and Secretary of State Pompeo, are Evangelicals. Most U.S. Evangelicals are strong supporters of Israel, and many Evangelical leaders are stanch allies of Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu.”

. . .

But instead of working to reassure the Palestinians about the plan, Donald Trump’s administration is instead worried about his Evangelical base.

The meeting with Trump’s Middle East envoy, Jason Greenblatt, included Pastor John Hagee, Pastor Paula White and Pastor Jentezen Franklin, who tweeted a photo of the meeting.


Read more: https://www.rawstory.com/2019/03/trump-white-house-seeking-evangelical-approval-kushners-middle-east-peace-plan-like-business/

[sakabatou]

1. And the separation of church and state erodes

[TwilightZone]

2. Pastor John Hagee

Speaking of evil lunatics. That guy's near the top of the list.

My personal favorite of his multitude of hypocrisies:

"Christians don't steal or lie. They don't get divorced or have abortions."

He divorced his wife before starting the church.

[emulatorloo]

3. The original source is on Axios, not Raw Story. Here's a link to the Axios story

Raw Story just summarizes other people’s work.

White House working to reassure Evangelicals on Middle East peace plan
https://www.axios.com/trump-kushner-middle-east-peace-plan-evangelicals-5337c4f7-0f91-489c-baad-7799f63baed7.html

[PSPS]

4. "Raw Story just summarizes other people's work" and embellishes headlines for click bait!

[EveHammond13]

5. Evilgelicals

[EveHammond13]

6. what is Jared's plan, other than Israel First?

[cstanleytech]

7. Probably something that screws over anyone that is Muslim.

[keithbvadu2]

8. Jared's plan will be Jared/Trump first.

Jared's plan will be Jared/Trump first.

[JI7]

9. nothing he is doing is helping israel

[GulfCoast66]

10. Long term this is going to totally fuck Israel!

When and if a Democratic Administration and Congress is in control Israel will be seen as a partisan player. Which their current administration is. And I say this as someone who has not much sympathy for the Palestinians or any other of Israel’s neighbors. Not that we will allow Israel to be destroyed, which their neighbors want. But will not coddle them.

My greatest fear is the current administration there turning to Russia for support, which they would gladly give just to drive our evangelicals to favor them more than America under a Democratic government. Which those nuts would do.

They are so invested in their Second Coming myth that it would be easy to disavow America. I know some of these people. They are betting their life that we are in the end times.

[maxrandb]

11. Wrong. Unfortunately

They are betting "our" lives

[GulfCoast66]

12. Yeah, we're just collateral damage.

[Pepsidog]

13. These evangelicals are more dangerous than any Muslim I know or will ever know.

[kchamberlin25]

14. Hagee lies in bed at night

jacking off to the thought of the end of the world.

[LuvNewcastle]

16. A lot of fundagelicals do.

Their preachers jerk off reading Revelation at the pulpit and blow their loads all over the congregation. It’s fundagelical communion.

[zentrum]

15. Trump and Miller know just what they're doing.

The Evangelicals and their mega churches are the stone cold center of his base. This kind of thing is what makes them have a cult bond with Trump.

[GP6971]

17. Locking

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