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==In defense of President Trump==

==In defense of President Trump==

In December 2020, Mark Galli (born 1952), a former [[Presbyterian]] pastor and the retiring editor of the publication, ''Christianity Today,'' established years earlier by [[Billy Graham]], wrote an editorial endorsing the removal of [[U.S. President]] [[Donald Trump]], as two articles of [[impeachment]] were voted upon by the [[Democratic Party|Democrat]]-controlled [[U.S. House of Representatives]]. The articles were rebuffed by the narrow [[Republican Party|Republican]]  majority in the [[United States Senate]]. A Trump supporter, Land called Galli a “useful idiot,” used by liberals. "It is a classic example of the evangelical elitism that is destroying segments of evangelicalism in this country. It is a wrong-headed editorial from beginning to end," Land said.<ref name=galli>{{cite web|url=https://www.toddstarnes.com/faith/southern-baptist-statesman-richard-land-condemns-evangelical-elitism/|title=Southern Baptist Statesman Richard Land Condemns Evangelical Elitism|publisher=''The Todd Starnes Show''|date=January 2, 2020|accessdate=May 4, 2020}}</ref>

In December 2020, Mark Galli (born 1952), a former [[Presbyterian]] pastor and the retiring editor of the publication, ''[[Christianity Today]],'' established years earlier by [[Billy Graham]] (though no longer owned or operated by Graham's family or organization), wrote an editorial endorsing the removal of [[U.S. President]] [[Donald Trump]], as two articles of [[impeachment]] were voted upon by the [[Democratic Party|Democrat]]-controlled [[U.S. House of Representatives]]. The articles were rebuffed by the narrow [[Republican Party|Republican]]  majority in the [[United States Senate]]. A Trump supporter, Land called Galli a “useful idiot,” used by liberals. "It is a classic example of the evangelical elitism that is destroying segments of evangelicalism in this country. It is a wrong-headed editorial from beginning to end," Land said.<ref name=galli>{{cite web|url=https://www.toddstarnes.com/faith/southern-baptist-statesman-richard-land-condemns-evangelical-elitism/|title=Southern Baptist Statesman Richard Land Condemns Evangelical Elitism|publisher=''The Todd Starnes Show''|date=January 2, 2020|accessdate=May 4, 2020}}</ref>

James David "J. D."  Greear (born 1973), the pastor of the Summit Church in Durham, North Carolina, and the 62nd president of the Southern Baptist Convention  ignored the Galli controversy. Land said that several Southern Baptist leaders have said they disagree with the editorial, among them Jack Graham, pastor of Prestonwood Baptist Church, a mega-congregation in [[Dallas]], Texas. Land described Trump as the “most pro-life president in the modern era. … It takes him about one nanosecond to know what his moral responsibility is … it is to defend the unborn.”<ref name=galli/> Galli implied that  evangelicals who disagree with him "haven’t finished college, they don’t have jobs, they are blue collar workers at entry level, they don’t write books and give speeches, they don’t attend conferences."<ref name=galli/> Land said that Galli's editorial painted his evangelical opponents as "ignorant and stupid."<ref name=galli/>

James David "J. D."  Greear (born 1973), the pastor of the Summit Church in Durham, North Carolina, and the 62nd president of the Southern Baptist Convention  ignored the Galli controversy. Land said that several Southern Baptist leaders have said they disagree with the editorial, among them [[Jack Graham (pastor)|Jack Graham]], pastor of [[Prestonwood Baptist Church]], a mega-congregation in suburban [[Dallas]], Texas. Land described Trump as the “most pro-life president in the modern era. … It takes him about one nanosecond to know what his moral responsibility is … it is to defend the unborn.”<ref name=galli/> Galli implied that  evangelicals who disagree with him "haven’t finished college, they don’t have jobs, they are blue collar workers at entry level, they don’t write books and give speeches, they don’t attend conferences."<ref name=galli/> Land said that Galli's editorial painted his evangelical opponents as "ignorant and stupid."<ref name=galli/>

Land's ally, Jack Graham called Galli's editorial "a partisan political hit job,” on the president and conservative evangelicals. Graham said that "some of those guys would like to see themselves above the fray and self righteously judge those who are in it,” Graham said that President Trump has “come through big time for Christians” in pro-life, pro-family, pro-[[Israel]] issues, and more."<ref name=galli/> Graham said that ''Christianity Today'' has become ‘Christianity astray’ because it has moved left, left, left and is no longer reflective of the views of cnservative theology and biblical truth. Graham said he still expects 85 to 88 percent of evangelicas to vote for Trump on November 3, 2020.

Graham (who serves on the President's religious advisory council) called Galli's editorial "a partisan political hit job,” on the president and conservative evangelicals. Graham said that "some of those guys would like to see themselves above the fray and self righteously judge those who are in it,” Graham said that President Trump has “come through big time for Christians” in pro-life, pro-family, pro-[[Israel]] issues, and more."<ref name=galli/> Graham said that ''Christianity Today'' has become ‘Christianity astray’ because it has moved left, left, left and is no longer reflective of the views of cnservative theology and biblical truth. Graham said he still expects 85 to 88 percent of evangelicals to vote for Trump on November 3, 2020.

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