Donald Trump wants the churches to have more power and pastors to speak more boldly. He has pledged to do it if he is elected president. “They’ve taken a lot of the power away from the church. I want to give power back to the church. Christianity is really being chopped; little by little it’s being taken away… I want pastors and ministers to be able and get up and speak on behalf of Christianity,” Trump said, “and they’re afraid to do it right now because they don’t want to lose their tax exempt status. We will take care of that.”
Trump believes that the federal government should have never taken away the power of the church. He is referring to the Johnson Amendment in which the U.S. tax code was altered so that tax-exempt organizations (like churches) would not be allowed to endorse or oppose political candidates.
“In public, he can be rough around the edges for sure but his narrative is of a guy who gets things done,” said David Brody of the CBN Brody File. “His brand is accomplishment and so when he says he’s going to ‘take care of the evangelicals’ and start winning again for Christianity, many people believe him at face value. It’s a great ‘trump’ card to have in your political hip pocket.
“I’m a Christian. I’m Protestant. I’m Presbyterian. I think that Christianity frankly, I think Christians in our country are not treated properly. The bill that was passed during the Lyndon Johnson era is horrible because I see churches where they’re afraid to be outspoken because they don’t want to lose their tax-exempt status and I realize that is one of the problems. I know people who want to endorse me but they’re afraid to endorse anybody because they don’t want to get political so essentially they’ve taken a lot of the power away from the church. I want to give power back to the church because the church has to have more power. Christianity is really being chopped; little by little it’s being taken away.”
“The dignitaries of church and state will unite to bribe, persuade, or compel all classes to honor the Sunday. The lack of divine authority will be supplied by oppressive enactments. Political corruption is destroying love of justice and regard for truth; and even in free America, rulers and legislators, in order to secure public favor, will yield to the popular demand for a law enforcing Sunday observance. Liberty of conscience, which has cost so great a sacrifice, will no longer be respected. In the soon-coming conflict we shall see exemplified the prophet’s words: ‘The dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.’” Revelation 12:17. The Great Controversy, page 592
If Donald Trump is elected president of the United States, be prepared to see the final Sunday law movement begin in earnest. Political support will embolden the churches, and very rapidly the end-time image of the beast predicted in the Bible could unfold before our eyes exactly as predicted. This is no laughing matter. Those who scoff and ridicule these predictions will face their reality unprepared.
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Tumo Galeragwe
Monday February 29th, 2016 at 09:27 AMIn the annals of human history the growth of nations, the rise and fall of empires, appear as dependent on the will and prowess of man. The shaping of events seems, to a great degree, to be determined by his power, ambition, or caprice. But in the word of God the curtain is drawn aside, and we behold, behind, above, and through all the play and counterplay of human interests and power and passions, the agencies of the all-merciful One, silently, patiently working out the counsels of His own will. {Ed 173.2}
David Lee
Monday February 29th, 2016 at 01:07 PMAmen Hal. Just what I wrote a couple of months ago. Things are shaping up pretty plainly. The grassroots movement of Rev 13:14 is on the march, and Trump does fit it to a “T”. We probably will know for sure very soon. This is so sobering to me.
Betty Bright
Monday February 29th, 2016 at 07:17 PMAre we ready to” fight the fight” and meet our GOD? Our heavenly father help us in the closing hours of this old and tired world. Come Lord Jesus we are waiting for you, keep us faithful until the end.
kitessa
Tuesday March 1st, 2016 at 03:23 AMWel, God may bless U!
Philip Misilary
Tuesday March 1st, 2016 at 08:06 PMGood on you….
Stanley N Oruta
Wednesday March 2nd, 2016 at 11:07 AMthough we are facing this events come true, but are we ready? in the church today many leaders are members of the jesuit community but pretending to SDA believers. many things have changed. Many leaders are not using the bible, they are using the education they have acquired to mislead the church of God, things like ordination of women in the church. Things are almost coming to the end, we need to prepared.
mike
Wednesday March 2nd, 2016 at 04:10 PMok we will see it.
Sean Taylor
Wednesday March 2nd, 2016 at 05:54 PMSooner or Later the Sunday laws will come!!
Raf
Thursday March 3rd, 2016 at 07:27 AMWell done Trump , we had Putin and now we have u 2 , wish u all the best and I pray 2 God 2 help u become next US president , here in Australia they r doing the opposite , the media is destroying Christianity day and night and the government is so corrupted that they don’t even give it a dam .
chris
Thursday March 3rd, 2016 at 06:43 PMIts time to get right with God people. Are tou ready for Jesus return?
Kaeni Agiomea
Monday March 7th, 2016 at 12:36 AMWhat Mr Trump does not realize is that by doing what he intends to do if he becomes president of the US, he will be playing right into the hands of the Sea Beast and the dragon to fulfill their final agenda. Giving such power to the Church will turn it into a formidable force that will persecute the true Christians who are living according to God’s Will. May God help His faithful few stand firm to the end.
God Bless
Peggy
Tuesday March 8th, 2016 at 03:27 PMIf Trump is voted in and does what he says he will do for churches and a Sunday law comes into effect then we have to know this is God’s timing.
David
Wednesday March 9th, 2016 at 09:19 AMPresident Trump would still be the “Business Man” that he is and in MHO he would simply give back to the Churches the “Authority” to speak against Evil that they had before the Johnson Amendment! Wouldn’t it be “Nice” to state that Homosexuality is an Abomination to God instead of accepting it as demanded under the Johnson Amendment? Are you, Pastor, so AFRAID of Prophecy Fullfilment that you are willing to NOT be able to speak of the EVIL around us just to keep a MEANINGLESS Tax Exemption?
admin
Wednesday March 9th, 2016 at 03:19 PMI beg your pardon? Have you not listened to my recent sermons in which we analyze the gay movement, and other evil movements today? Where have you been? They are even posted online… You don’t have to go anywhere but to our website and you can hear and read everything. You must not be aware that our Prophetic Intelligence Briefings are just that — briefings… They are not intended as a deep analysis like our sermons. To gratuitously suggest motive is even worse. Perhaps you should rethink your judgmental attitude. Christian Greetings, Pr. Mayer
Maria Aleman
Saturday June 4th, 2016 at 03:03 PMSERIA BUENO QUE SE CONSIDERARA QUE REGRESARA A LAS ESCUELAS PÚBLICAS PRIMARIAS , SECUNDARIAS Y UNIVERSIDADES LA CLASE BÍBLICA QUE IMPULSE LA FE Y LAS BUENAS RELA CIONES ENTRE UNOS Y OTROS, AUN ENTRE PAÍSES PORQUE A DIOS NO LE AGRADA QUE PERSONAS DE MAL CORA ZÓN ESTÁN INTRODUCIENDO ARMAS A MÉXICO Y QUE LOS DELINCUENTES SE DEDIQUEN A MATAR, SECUESTRAR Y EXTORSIONAR A LA SOCIEDAD CIVIL CO MO A LOS COMERCIANTES ESTO DEBE PARAR, POR EL BIEN DE TODOS.
Martha Taylor
Wednesday June 8th, 2016 at 09:48 AMIt doesn’t matter who becomes
President…God is always the king!
Prophecy will be fulfilled from God’s
word no matter what man does.
“MY WORD SHALL NOT RETURN
VOID”…GET READY…He’s coming!!