In the sense that Trump is continuing to solicit foreign countries to interfere in our elections, and Republicans seem completely uninterested in doing anything about it.
In our founding documents, Billy Graham explains that Christianity Today will help evangelical Christians interpret the news in a manner that reflects their faith.
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But the facts in this instance are unambiguous: 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.
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That is not only a violation of the Constitution; more importantly, it is profoundly immoral.
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The reason many are not shocked about this is that this president has dumbed down the idea of morality in his administration.
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He has hired and fired a number of people who are now convicted criminals. He himself has admitted to immoral actions in business and his relationship with women, about which he remains proud.
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His Twitter feed alone—with its habitual string of mischaracterizations, lies, and slanders—is a near perfect example of a human being who is morally lost and confused.
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Trump’s evangelical supporters have pointed to his Supreme Court nominees, his defense of religious liberty, and his stewardship of the economy, among other things, as achievements that justify their support of the president.
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We believe the impeachment hearings have made it absolutely clear, in a way the Mueller investigation did not, that President Trump has abused his authority for personal gain and betrayed his constitutional oath.
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The impeachment hearings have illuminated the president’s moral deficiencies for all to see. This damages the institution of the presidency, damages the reputation of our country, and damages both the spirit and the future of our people.
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None of the president’s positives can balance the moral and political danger we face under a leader of such grossly immoral character.
Major Gop politicians feared Clinton was going to win (they lacked faith in The Cheat), and were making plans to impeach her before the votes were even miscounted. But that’s just fine, I’m sure, because reasons.
After meeting privately in July 2017 with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Group of 20 summit in Hamburg, Trump grew more insistent that Ukraine worked to defeat him, according to multiple former officials familiar with his assertions.
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The president’s intense resistance to the assessment of U.S. intelligence agencies that Russia systematically interfered in the 2016 campaign — and the blame he cast instead on a rival country — led many of his advisers to think that Putin himself helped spur the idea of Ukraine’s culpability, said the officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe internal discussions.
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One former senior White House official said Trump even stated so explicitly at one point, saying he knew Ukraine was the real culprit because “Putin told me.”
Today’s rant by Brain Pudding has convinced me more than ever that this is a St. Petersburg product. The structure, the mistakes in spelling and use and the faithful listing of the points published Russian sources leads me to this conclusion. I do have to say, tho’, that for all the errors, the use of articles (a and the) is unusually good for a Russian.
Darsan54 Premium Member almost 5 years ago
We would prefer they didn’t, but our Criminal in Chief forced everyone’s hand when he declared another of his crimes in a press release.
kaffekup almost 5 years ago
I just thank God the republicans aren’t political about anything. /s
Christopher Shea almost 5 years ago
In the sense that Trump is continuing to solicit foreign countries to interfere in our elections, and Republicans seem completely uninterested in doing anything about it.
Silly Season almost 5 years ago
In our founding documents, Billy Graham explains that Christianity Today will help evangelical Christians interpret the news in a manner that reflects their faith.
✁
But the facts in this instance are unambiguous: 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.
~
The reason many are not shocked about this is that this president has dumbed down the idea of morality in his administration.
~
He has hired and fired a number of people who are now convicted criminals. He himself has admitted to immoral actions in business and his relationship with women, about which he remains proud.
~
His Twitter feed alone—with its habitual string of mischaracterizations, lies, and slanders—is a near perfect example of a human being who is morally lost and confused.
~
Trump’s evangelical supporters have pointed to his Supreme Court nominees, his defense of religious liberty, and his stewardship of the economy, among other things, as achievements that justify their support of the president.
~
We believe the impeachment hearings have made it absolutely clear, in a way the Mueller investigation did not, that President Trump has abused his authority for personal gain and betrayed his constitutional oath.
~
The impeachment hearings have illuminated the president’s moral deficiencies for all to see. This damages the institution of the presidency, damages the reputation of our country, and damages both the spirit and the future of our people.
~
None of the president’s positives can balance the moral and political danger we face under a leader of such grossly immoral character.
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https://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2019/december-web-only/trump-should-be-removed-from-office.html
Kip W almost 5 years ago
Major Gop politicians feared Clinton was going to win (they lacked faith in The Cheat), and were making plans to impeach her before the votes were even miscounted. But that’s just fine, I’m sure, because reasons.
jeffhapp almost 5 years ago
Do these trolls get paid in Rubles or in Caviar?
Silly Season almost 5 years ago
After meeting privately in July 2017 with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Group of 20 summit in Hamburg, Trump grew more insistent that Ukraine worked to defeat him, according to multiple former officials familiar with his assertions.
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The president’s intense resistance to the assessment of U.S. intelligence agencies that Russia systematically interfered in the 2016 campaign — and the blame he cast instead on a rival country — led many of his advisers to think that Putin himself helped spur the idea of Ukraine’s culpability, said the officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe internal discussions.
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One former senior White House official said Trump even stated so explicitly at one point, saying he knew Ukraine was the real culprit because “Putin told me.”
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/former-white-house-officials-say-they-feared-putin-influenced-the-presidents-views-on-ukraine-and-2016-campaign/2019/12/19/af0fdbf6-20e9-11ea-bed5-880264cc91a9_story.html
Holden Awn almost 5 years ago
Meh.
casonia2 almost 5 years ago
Hey, gang — I know it’s hard to let Pud’s idiocy stand, but you’re feeding a troll.
William Bednar Premium Member almost 5 years ago
Yeah, let’s let Trump,, and the GOP get back to the important business of screwing the U.S. Taxpayers.
martens almost 5 years ago
Today’s rant by Brain Pudding has convinced me more than ever that this is a St. Petersburg product. The structure, the mistakes in spelling and use and the faithful listing of the points published Russian sources leads me to this conclusion. I do have to say, tho’, that for all the errors, the use of articles (a and the) is unusually good for a Russian.
jbmlaw01 almost 5 years ago
My sense is that the Durham investigation may have more to do with the election than will the impeachment circus.
kentmarx36 almost 5 years ago
Brain Pudding has dripped out of his cranial rubbermaid container. Use rubber gloves and a hazmat suit in the cleanup.