Trump's evangelical advisory board features Bachmann, Falwell

Politico ^ | 6/21/2016 | Nick Gass

[Lee N. Field]

Former Republican presidential candidate and Minnesota congresswoman Michele Bachmann leads an alphabetical list of names announced by Donald Trump's campaign on Tuesday as the presumptive Republican nominee's evangelical executive advisory board.

Along with Bachmann, the campaign announced the additions radio host and Focus on the Family founder James Dobson, Liberty University President Jerry Falwell Jr, Faith and Freedom Coalition founder Ralph Reed, among more than two dozen names.

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[Lee N. Field]

Just wondering what FreeRepublic thinks of the list.

The full list of board members, as shared by the campaign:

· Michele Bachmann - Former Congresswoman

· A.R. Bernard - Senior Pastor and CEO, Christian Cultural Center

· Mark Burns - Pastor, Harvest Praise and Worship Center

· Tim Clinton - President, American Association of Christian Counselors

· Kenneth and Gloria Copeland - Founders, Kenneth Copeland Ministries

· James Dobson - Author, Psychologist and Host, My Family Talk

· Jerry Falwell, Jr. - President, Liberty University

· Ronnie Floyd - Senior Pastor, Cross Church

· Jentezen Franklin - Senior Pastor, Free Chapel

· Jack Graham - Senior Pastor, Prestonwood Baptist Church

· Harry Jackson - Senior Pastor, Hope Christian Church

· Robert Jeffress - Senior Pastor, First Baptist Church of Dallas

· David Jeremiah - Senior Pastor, Shadow Mountain Community Church

· Richard Land – President, Southern Evangelical Seminary

· James MacDonald – Founder and Senior Pastor, Harvest Bible Chapel

· Johnnie Moore - Author, President of The KAIROS Company

· Robert Morris - Senior Pastor, Gateway Church

· Tom Mullins – Senior Pastor, Christ Fellowship­

· Ralph Reed - Founder, Faith and Freedom Coalition

· James Robison - Founder, Life OUTREACH International

· Tony Suarez - Executive Vice President, National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference

· Jay Strack - President, Student Leadership University

· Paula White - Senior Pastor, New Destiny Christian Center

· Tom Winters - Attorney, Winters and King, Inc.

· Sealy Yates – Attorney, Yates and Yates

[Lee N. Field]

Ping to Gamecock, as of possible interest.

[Helicondelta]

Bachmann is VP material. She would tear Pocahontas apart in the debate.

[HiTech RedNeck]

Could have done far worse; this is kind of a Who’s Who of high profile American Christian practice.

Trump isn’t as interested (at least overtly) in the spiritual side of things as much as the practical side. To him, devout Christians are friends; not necessarily brothers and sisters.

[lee martell]

I have been wanting Michelle Bachmann to somehow get involved in this campaign. She’s a good speaker and can inspire people. Plus, she’s very attractive to look at, and dresses well. Sometimes, Michelle gets a little heavy with the rhetoric and scare tactics, but they all do to some extent.
I still do not want too much Sarah Palin during the campaign though. Maybe later if Trump wins. She’s better off now helping Todd continue his healing.

[HiTech RedNeck]

Palin might have even been asked and declined. She’s in the best position to know her situation, of those on earth.

[Zuse]

I would like to see the likes of Walid Shoebat, Robert Spencer and David Wood in some sort of advisory role concerning religion.

[ObozoMustGo2012]

[Bachmann is VP material.]

She recently adopted Swiss citizenship due to her husband. Would this affect the citizenship/NBC clause of Constitution?

[niteowl77]

Michele Bachmann was undeservedly cut off at the knees by John McCain, who in doing so, revealed just how far up the Muslim Brotherhood's butt he had crawled. Glad to see she isn't forgotten.

Mr. niteowl77

[WyCoKsRepublican]

I’ve believed all along that any kind of Christian coalition will be a step in the right direction to fight back. We will be a Christian nation again or we won’t survive.

[georgiegirl]

It’s more than that. He knows the strength of the country is a strong LOUD church. And he knows the church has been muzzled by the Lyndon Johnson Bill. Trump will remove the muzzle and give her back her voice!

[HiTech RedNeck]

Well, really it’s only the Lord who can do that.

The tax treatment more revealed where the church was thinking, than proved any real impediment to its potential.

[HiTech RedNeck]

I mean, it’s NICE to have a more liberal tax treatment, and maybe in mercy the Lord will allow that. And might even bless Donald Trump for doing it. But in the end, those who really embrace the Lord with faith to provide will find that if funds to pay taxes are needed, funds to pay taxes will be provided.

[Gamecock]

Traveling and posting from my phone, meaning I din’t want to deal with the HTML.

I’ll tag it.

[MagnoliaB]

Doesn’t the Lord use people to do things? How do you know he is not using Trump to achieve his will?

[MagnoliaB]

I’m not familiar with everyone on the list but I’m good with the ones I know.

[1Old Pro]

Good for Trump, go out and aggressively pursue the “religious” conservatives.

[PAR35]

Looks like a lot of Dispys of various flavors, and a few with even worse theology.

Jeffress was early on the Trump bandwagon - one of the first evangelicals to support him. Jack Graham was for Cruz, so it looks like he’s shifted.

Falwell and Reed bring the remnants of the Christian Coalition of a generation ago.

White’s probably the biggest mistake on there.

[Helicondelta]

Recently? I believe she renounced the Swiss citizenship years ago when some haters made a big issue about it.

[JimRed]

Doesn’t the Lord use people to do things? How do you know he is not using Trump to achieve his will?

Please, Lord, give us what we need rather than what we deserve. In Jesus' name, Amen.