The liberal run main stream media is in a tizzy over a photo that shows church leaders laying hands on President Trump and praying over him. Some in the mainstream media have mocked the photo while others seemed utterly confused by it. Then there are those who have condemned the act citing “separation of church and state.”
The Christian ministers and leaders, who had met with Trump earlier that day, stated they were praying the President would receive guidance, protection, and supernatural wisdom. The people ridiculing the photo probably have no idea that this is just what Christians and people of faith do – they pray for people, and often times they do something called “laying on of hands,” which is done frequently throughout the Bible.
The media hates the idea of the President being so closely associated with prominent members of the Christian faith. And they can’t seem to stomach the thought of people praying for and with the President. Maybe it’s because, that try as they might, they can’t make government leaders renounce their faith once they get into office.
“Americans have spoken but I believe God has moved. I see what happened in this election as being a tremendous movement of God in answer to prayer,” said Ann Graham Lotz, the daughter of Billy Graham, shortly after the election.
Her brother, Franklin Graham, echoed her sentiments during a rally in Alabama, one month after the election. “I believe it was God. God showed up. He answered the prayers of hundreds of thousands of people across this land who had been praying for this country,” he said.
The President’s relationships with prominent Christian leaders began during the 2016 Republican Primary when Jerry Falwell, Jr., President of Liberty University endorsed Donald Trump for President. While some church leaders criticized Falwell for the decision, others jumped on board.
Despite his Presbyterian background, Donald Trump began having closed-door meetings with the leaders who supported him, and eventually acquired a circle of about 25 faith advisors. That circle includes many prominent leaders like former Congresswoman Michele Bachmann; Pastor Paula White, Senior Pastor of New Destiny Christian Center; and Dr. James Dobson, Founder of Focus on the Family.
After his win, President Trump’s inauguration speech had religious undertones, even quoting directly from the Bible with Psalm 133. He also mentioned God saying, “There should be no fear. We are protected, and we will always be protected .?.?. And most importantly, we will be protected by God.”
During one of his first interviews as president, Trump told David Brody of the Christian Broadcasting Network (CBN), “I’ve always felt the need to pray. The office is so powerful that you need God even more.” He went on to say, “There’s almost not a decision that you make when you’re sitting in this position that isn’t a really life-altering position. So God comes into it even more so.”
More recently during his commencement speech at Liberty University (the largest Christian university in the United States), he boldly told the Class of 2017, “In America, we don’t worship government, we worship God.”
Besides just talking about God, however, the President is practicing what he preaches. Unlike many presidents of the past, Trump has kept many of the promises he made to Christians. While on the campaign trail, Trump had given a list of potential Supreme Court justice nominees. This promise was kept with the confirmation of Neil Gorsuch, who is considered more conservative than Justice Samuel Alito.
He has also kept promises that he made to the pro-life community. For example, within 72 hours of becoming President, he restored the Mexico City policy that prevents the use of tax dollars for abortions that are performed in other countries as part of their family planning program. He also overturned a directive put in place by Obama that forced states to fund the abortion giant, Planned Parenthood. His warm friendship with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has also been a welcome reprieve from the tensions that had escalated under Obama’s leadership.
After his first 100 days in office, 70% of evangelical Christians approved of the job Trump was doing. Even while his approval rating is at just 39% overall, three quarters of evangelicals still approve of the job he is doing.
Of course it helps when he says things like, “As long as I’m President, no one is going to stop you from practicing your faith or from preaching what is in your heart.”
Amen, Mr. President.
~ Christian Patriot Daily
