Evangelical leader Jerry Falwell Jr. endorses Trump

[brooklynite]

Source: Washington Post

Liberty University president Jerry Falwell Jr., the son of the late televangelist, endorsed Donald Trump on Tuesday, giving the Republican front-runner the blessing of one of the evangelical community’s biggest names just days before the Iowa caucuses.

In a statement, Falwell called Trump “a successful executive and entrepreneur, a wonderful father and a man who I believe can lead our country to greatness again.”

Falwell’s move has long been expected since he has showered praise on the billionaire in recent weeks and developed a rapport with him. But the timing of the formal announcement is significant, coming as Trump and Ted Cruz compete intensely in Iowa for the support of social conservatives.

“It is truly an honor to receive Jerry’s endorsement. Not only is he a high-quality person, with a wonderful family, whom I have great respect for — I also consider him a very good friend and his support means so much to me,” Trump said in a statement.

Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/01/26/evangelical-leader-jerry-falwell-jr-endorses-trump/

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Can I have an "amen"?

[niyad]

1. "a high-quality person"??? what in the hell does that mean?

[NurseJackie]

8. It's code-talk for: "He hates the same people that I do."

[niyad]

10. of course, how silly of me.

[NurseJackie]

13. :-)

[Human101948]

2. Well, that does it for me!

Trump all the way!

(I wonder what Trump promised him for the endrosement?)

[Renew Deal]

3. Does anyone care about Jr's endorsement?

[retrowire]

4. Falwell is the devil, it's confirmed.

And all the students of Liberty University that have a brain need to protest right now.

[Plappergeist]

5. At first I did a double take.

Then I realized it's the son of the dead notorious one.

"Son of Moral Majority"

[LannyDeVaney]

6. This was timed to offset an advantage Cruz has in Iowa ...

he has a double-digit lead over Trump with Evangelicals.

It is mind-boggling how anyone proclaiming to be a Christian can justify supporting Trump, however, That part just leaves me shaking my head.

[renate]

7. who would Jesus endorse?

I'm starting to believe that the Book of Revelations may actually be true.

[world wide wally]

9. This proves once again that "Evangelicalism" is just a wing of the Republican party for slackers who

need to claim God is on their side because they can't explain why they are Republican through logic.

[winstars]

11. Now we know that tRump IS SPENDING HIS $$$. I wonder how much this cost him???

We might never find out but I would bet on it.

[Enrique]

22. absolutely

however things turn out, one way or another, I bet if someone followed up on this we will find Jerry Falwell Jr.'s finances improve over the next few years.

Either that, or Jerry Falwell Jr. is motivated by his faith.

[randr]

12. Perv's stickin together

[greenman3610]

14. "wonderful father"? he's thrice married and

wants to shtupp his daughter.

[Hulk]

15. That pretty much says it all for his brand of KKKristianity

What a hypocritical douche bag.

[lark]

16. What a joke!

A supposed man of God promoting the self serving, two faced, philandering jerk only because he's a Repug. Idiot birds of a feather flock together.

[LiberalLovinLug]

17. Isn't Cruz the candidate that wears his "faith" on his sleeve the most?

What a bold faced slap on the face of Jesus Himself. Jerry is basically saying he'd prefer the most unGodly candidate that cheats, lies, is a racist and bigot over the most openly Christian candidate, strictly because of popularity.
He endorses the twice divorced, for new trophy wives. And a father who would bed his own daughter if he could.

This is why I left the Christian fundie religion of my parents long ago. How easily they are led around by assholes like this. (Falwell and Trump), and can simply block out any inconvenient truth. The hypocrisy of claiming they strive to be not of the world, that the straight and narrow is better than the wider popular road. And then so easily drop all principles (without even allowing themselves to admit it) in order at a chance to be part of the popular crowd.

[bobthedrummer]

18. They are both idol worshipping cultists, among other things-aren't they? Liberty University mass

produces a lot of idolatry as part of its ministry-instead of Christians.

[longship]

19. I love what Christopher Hitchens said about his father.

"If you gave Falwell an enema, he could have been buried in a matchbox."

I will leave it at that.

[yellowcanine]

20. "wonderful father" who openly fantasizes about dating his daughter.

Right Jerry. And what about Matthew 5:28?

But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with her in his heart. (NIV)

[left-of-center2012]

21. The Falwells have long peached hate and descrimination

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