Will you be voting for Harris?
I'm being dishonest because it's a 1+ hour speech and you provided a 4min clip, and not only did I watch much of the speech, but I've watched Trump with interest as he campaigned to Christians for 2016 and has continued to do so, and because I did some minor political work in a state and was invited to attend a private political campaign meeting where a candidate for Governor spoke to pastors about voting, and I followed that up with some interest in Christian voting statistics is that state?
You should be more reserved in calling a fellow Christian dishonest.
Here's my take on the reality of this situation and greater context that I hear loud and clear based upon the above at minimum:
- During Trumps 2016 campaign I saw a clip of some remarks he made when going in to speak at a Church. I've not been able to find that clip. He essentially said, 'if Christians could just get together and be more unified, they would control the outcome of all elections.' He's not wrong.
- If you don't trust that Trump is a believer, then look back and see if you can find one of the first campaign speeches (I think it was) where his wife gave the opening remarks. She walked up to the podium and immediately said, Let us pray. It shocked pretty much everybody. By watching reactions, IMO is was very genuine and very much unexpected.
- I have had many interactions with Christians who push the evangelize only responsibility as you put forth. Most of them do not vote. It's interesting that you do.
- The private event with pastors I mentioned above was in a state where most Christians do not vote and if they did, the outcome Trump spoke about above would likely turn the state from blue to red. I've never seen a more disinterested group of men in my days.
- I don't know your age, but I have watched with interest a new generation of Christians deciding that they do not like the attacks against Christianity and the filth that is being supported by Democrats in these days. They are becoming more involved in the political arena.
- Trump was speaking to such Christians at the event on the video. He knows what a task it is to get Christians to vote and to find any semblance of unity. He's calling for swamping the opposition with great numbers so they cannot cheat their way to victory. IMO based upon watching his efforts among Christians, he basically told them to turn out in 2024 and after the system is repaired, they can go back to what they were doing. He's simply making an appeal to Christians to wake up.
- Earlier, during that speech, Trump also mentioned this campaign: Believers for Trump. IMO the first 3 quoted comments are worth reading and Metaxas is in essence commenting about the matter you and I were discussing. Graham and Trump speak of religious freedom which compares quite well with the Biblical instruction for us to pray for leaders so we can live a quiet and peaceful life in all godliness and reverence. This is probably in part what Graham is referencing.
We're both putting words in his mouth and very differently so. He told a group of about 3500 mainly Christians at the "
Believers Summit" that he and his were going to fix things so they wouldn't have to vote anymore. He was speaking to a sector he knows quite well. Yes, he could have said it better. That's not unusual.
You're obviously buying into the liberal media talking points with the dictator nonsense while watching a lying and cheating current admin ignore laws, flood the nation with illegal potential voters and do whatever is necessary to make sure they never loose another election. That's the dictatorship and you're going to wake up one day under them and find yourself unable to evangelize.