BYRON YORK COLUMN: Ralph Reed, all in for Trump, urges Evangelicals to follow

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As Ralph Reed, the longtime evangelical leader, sees it, Donald Trump did two smart things in his appearance before Reed's Faith & Freedom Coalition Road to Majority conference in Washington recently.

First, Trump showed up. "Showing up really matters, and we have not had, either at Faith & Freedom or my preceding work at Christian Coalition, a nominee show up, announced, with a full-dress speech, since George H.W. Bush in 1992," Reed told a small group of reporters after Trump's appearance. (Bob Dole did an unannounced drop-by in 1996, Reed said.)

Second, Trump hit the right notes, according to Reed, focusing on the issues that resonated with the activists in the audience: right to life, traditional marriage, religious freedom, support for Israel, opposition to the Iran nuclear deal.

Yes, Trump did indeed say all the right things. But Trump has often said the right things on Reed's issues. The bigger question is whether there is sufficient basis for conservative voters to believe him.

As an example, I asked Reed about Trump's list of possible Supreme Court justices. Most conservatives said it was a great list, of top-notch candidates. It's just that some of those same conservatives don't trust a President Trump to actually do what he says.

Reed's answer was both confident and nuanced. I trust him, Reed said — and by the way, what has trust gotten us in the past?

Reed explained that he met Trump in 2011 after he, Reed, saw Trump discuss abortion with Fox News' Bill O'Reilly. In a later interview with a religious blogger, Reed praised Trump's performance, and almost immediately after the post hit the internet, Reed's cellphone rang. It was Trump. Reed invited Trump to that year's Road to Majority gathering.

[Buckeye McFrog]

Do you have any choice?

If you’re any sort of a believing Christian the Democrats have basically declared war on you.

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[Angels27]

So I know Trump isn’t the most Christian man in the world. But Evangelicals need to wake up and see the Trump is the only one running who will defend their religious freedom.

Hillary, 0bama, the Democrats HATE and DESPISE Christians. They are the evils ones to them.

Evangelicals better get off their butts and get out and vote like their religious freedom depends on it.

[V K Lee]

When population has been unfed for a number of years, even a crumb is nourishment for the starving. Mr. Trump fills a need, the need being sustenance for our heart and soul. He may not be filet Mignon, but Salisbury steak is appreciated.

[Albion Wilde]

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This ping provides two daily lists of links to Trump-related threads on FR.
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Selected Trump articles on FR, from 11:00 PM yesterday to 1:30 PM EST today, 6/16/16:
8th-Grader Imitates Presidential Candidates in Epic Grad Speech –(8-min HILARIOUS video)
Ralph Reed, all in for Trump, urges Evangelicals to follow –Byron York
Lindsey Graham: "I Want To Applaud Mr. Trump" (video)
May/June Polls: most often very, very wrong –LS (freeper analysis)
How Obama’s failed leadership is literally killing us –Monica Crowley
Obama's Post-Orlando Tirade: Islam Is Sacred And Beyond Reproach –JihadWatch
Waving a Blood-Soaked Rainbow Flag to Scapegoat Christians –NYT
Preventing Another Orlando –Emmett Tyrell
FReeper to Appear on BBC Have Your Say Radio at Noon EDT today 6/16 Re: Orlando Terror Attack –Kristinn
Free Book Today: Surviving Terrorist Attacks, Mass Shootings, Dangerous Situations –Kindle
Moonbats -vs- Young Trump Supporters –Sundance (video)
Muslim DHS Advisor Called Israel A ‘Suspect’ In September 11 Attacks –DailyCaller
Philip Haney Press Conference: At DHS, See Something, Say Nothing –Black&Blonde
Southern Poverty Law Center in Bed With Extremists –Cliff Kincaid
Pam Bondi responds to confrontation with Anderson Cooper –FoxNews
Gun sales surge among gays, lesbians after Orlando shooting –Fox31 Denver
Gun Ban Endangered Orlando Victims –Bob Lonsberry
Donald Trump Takes Risks on Guns, Gays Since Orlando Shooting –WSJ
Stumped: DHS’ Jeh Johnson Can’t Name Gun Law that Could’ve Stopped Mateen –Mark Finkelstein
GOOD MORNING AMERICA! Wow! [1-yr anniv. of campaign] –Donald J. Trump
Trump Truth Teller –Jackie Gingrich Cushman
Israel Goes Full Trump on Gaza: Massive Wall Above/Below Ground Entire Border –Aaron Klein
Trump joins Dems in post-Orlando gun control push [re no-fly list] –Wash.Times
Toomey-Bloomberg gun talks collapse [Senate: no-buy list] –Poltico
We’re All Terrorists Now: How Gun Control Treats Law-Abiding Citizens –Breitbart
House GOP Leaders Set to Endorse Obama’s Failed Anti-Jihad Strategy –Breitbart
NC Brothers Support Trump: "If He's Racist, Give Us Cold Hard Facts" –Wayne Dupree
In Defense of Self-Defense –Judge Andrew Napolitano
CIA Chief: ISIS Sending Operatives to US –NewsMax
CIA director warns ISIS terror capability not slowed despite battle losses –CNN
LIVE THREAD: Trump 6/16 Dallas, TX 7pm CDT –RightSide
Trump Show Hits Dallas, Protest Organizers Ban Mexican Flags –DallasObserver
Supporters, Protesters and Police Prepare for Donald Trump’s Dallas Visit –CBS
“Summer of Chaos”: Obama, Soros, BLM plan martial law before Election –Intellihub
Facebook Threatens to Suspend “Women for Trump” Page –Jim Hoft
Politico: ‘Trump’s Twitter Army’ Consists of Nearly 90% Reliable Voters –Politico
Obama Suspended Immigration from Iraq for Six Months in 2011 –Limbaugh
One Giant Leap for Womankind –Mike Adams
Trump Co-Chair to GOP: Support Trump 'or Just Shut the Hell Up' –Politico
Did Anyone Talking about Trump's Speech Actually Hear It? –Ann Coulter
Obama 'defending terrorists' in tirade on Trump –WND
Politics, Not Personalities, Will Likely Determine Election –Victor Davis Hanson
Hugh Hewitt reverses on Trump –Politico
ObamaCare Rate Shocks Are Here, And They’re Getting Worse –IBD
The enemy is radical Islam, not the NRA –Todd Starnes, FoxNews
Pamela Geller: Trump Is Right, and He Must Win –Breitbart
“Christian Right” Didn’t Attack Orlando–Terrorism Did –Rep. Diane Black, R-TN
Muslim Privilege Killed 49 People In Orlando –Daniel Greenfield
Milo at Orlando Shooting Site [Yiannopoulos] –(video)
Obama’s Building A Wall Around Corporate America –IBD
Failure to Connect the Dots Leading up to the Orlando Jihadist Massacre –FrontPage
Florida: America's Jihad Playground –Michelle Malkin
G4S (Orlando Terrorist Employer) contracts to 'protect' our Nuclear Power Plants (freeper research)
Omar Mateen appeared in 2012 documentary on BP oil spill –HotAir

[Zenjitsuman]

It would be great if Franklin Graham, Tony Perkins and the TV evangelists endorsed Trump.

the Evangelical vote sat home the past 2 elections and Obama the Muzzie has take away their rights, not protected Christians in the middle east.

Evangelicals could sway this election to Trump. Time for Evangelicals to do God’s work and defeat crooked lyin Hillary.

[showme_the_Glory]

Exactly. If you are white, if you own a gun, if you are a Christian, if you work for a living, if you know the US national anthem, if you believe it takes a man and a woman to be married, if you don’t vote demoncrat, they want you dead.

[Albion Wilde]

Franklin Graham... [Speaks against Obama, Defends Trump]

[marktwain]

“The bigger question is whether there is sufficient basis for conservative voters to believe him.”

Wrong question. The bigger question is, is there sufficient basis to believe that Hillary would be better?

[GOPJ]

Thanks

[Albion Wilde]

the Evangelical vote sat home the past 2 elections and Obama the Muzzie has take away their rights, not protected Christians in the middle east. Evangelicals could sway this election to Trump. Time for Evangelicals to do God’s work and defeat crooked lyin Hillary.

In the article, Ralph Reed said,

"There are some who counsel timidity and retreat," Reed said. "And they recommend that people of faith retreat to the cold comfort of a stained glass ghetto and decline to muddy our boots with the mire and the muck of politics. But that is not an option for followers of Christ. You see, we're called to put away our my-way-or-the-highway pride."

[Albion Wilde]

You’re very welcome. :-)

[pangaea6]

If Christians want any say or protection they better get out and vote very enthusiastically for Trump. I still can’t believe any “normal” American won’t vote for Trump. But I still can’t believe Obama got 2 terms either so I think we are screwed. If we could get Ryan out in the primary I would have a little hope.

[djstex]

Thanks for the ping.

[jmaroneps37]

Latest poll shows Evangelicals supporting Trump 81% which is 18 points higher than average.

[PGalt]

Thanks for the ping and your work. HOORAY Ralph Reed

[Albion Wilde]

Bless you, PGalt, old FRiend!

[Freedom56v2]

Election can be summed up in 4 words:

4 Supreme Court Judges

[Freedom56v2]

Latest poll shows Evangelicals supporting Trump 81% which is 18 points higher than average.

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Good News...

Also good about Ralph Reed.