Current Events > Christianity Today receives new subscriptions after calling for Trump's removal

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https://www.cnbc.com/2019/12/22/christianity-today-receives-boost-in-subscriptions-after-call-for-trump-removal.html

The Christian magazine that published a blistering editorial calling for President Donald Trumps removal from office over his blackened moral record has received a boost in subscribers despite a public backlash among leading evangelicals, according to the publications editor in chief.

Mark Galli, the editor in chief of Christianity Today who authored the op-ed, acknowledged to MSNBC on Sunday that the magazine has lost subscribers, but he said there has also been an outpouring of support.
A stereotypical response is thank you, thank you, thank you with a string of a hundred exclamation points youve said what Ive been thinking but havent been able to articulate, Im not crazy, Galli said of the response from supporters. We have lost subscribers but weve had 3 times as many people start to subscribe.

In the editorial published Thursday, Galli argued that Trumps effort to use his power as president to coerce a foreign leader to investigate Democratic presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden is not only a violation of the Constitution; more importantly, it is profoundly immoral.

Galli called on evangelicals who continue to support Trump despite his blackened moral record to remember who you are and whom you serve. Consider how your justification of Mr. Trump influences your witness to your Lord and Savior.

Trumps response to the editorial was swift. He slammed Christianity Today as a far left magazine, or very progressive on Twitter, saying no president has done more for the evangelical community. Christianity Today was founded by the late evangelical preacher Billy Graham and called former President Bill Clintons administration morally unable to lead in a piece published in 1998.

Grahams son Franklin Graham, a supporter of Trump, defended the president in a Facebook post. He said his father voted for Trump and would not agree with Christianity Todays opinion piece.

In fact, he would be very disappointed, Franklin Graham wrote.

When asked why Trumps support among evangelical Christians remains strong, Galli said many in the community have a deep and profound attachment to the president, pointing to his support for the pro-life movement, religious liberty overseas and the economy among other reasons.

Unfortunately some of my brothers and sisters considered him appointed by the Lord and what I would consider extreme language in that regard, Galli told MSNBC, adding that for others, criticism of a sitting president is bad form.

However, he said a line has been crossed in light of the House impeachment hearings and evangelicals risked damaging the reputation of the church if they dont speak up.

[...] Were sacrificing a great deal of the good were called to do and believe in if we dont at least say out loud, in front of God and everybody, that in terms of his public character Donald Trump is a serious problem and no longer fit for office on those moral grounds alone, he said.

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lemme know when it becomes Christianity Tomorrow

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It's great to see how unpopular Trump is, haha

I can't believe that any Christians supported Trump in the first place. Trump has always been the exact opposite of Christ-like.

thrashmetal14 posted...

I can't believe that any Christians supported Trump in the first place. Trump has always been the exact opposite of Christ-like.

The idiot GOP is comparing him to Jesus

The centerfolds are great, but the articles are good too.

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thrashmetal14 posted...

I can't believe that any Christians supported Trump in the first place. Trump has always been the exact opposite of Christ-like.

Fucking this. Mind boggling.