A staff of religion leaders have met with US President Donald Trump on the White Home to hope for him and share the issues of believers throughout the nation.
A type of current was Pastor Samuel Rodriguez, president of the Nationwide Hispanic Christian Management Convention (NHCLC) and one in every of President Trump’s “religion advisors” related to the White Home Religion Workplace.
The workplace is meant to advise the President on religion issues and has a particular curiosity in preserving non secular freedom. President Trump has beforehand spoken of the significance of defending the non secular freedom of Christians from secular encroachment.
Throughout his prayer for President Trump, Pastor Rodriguez requested God to empower the President to “advance an agenda of righteousness and justice, fact and love” and requested that God would defend him.
Pastor Rodriguez stated he was grateful for the chance to “be a voice for Christians and the Latino group” and stated that he was “honoured” to work with Paula White, who serves as head of the religion workplace.
Not everybody was happy nevertheless, as White is a controversial determine in Christian circles, as some see her as a proponent of the ‘prosperity gospel’.
In response to the assembly, Justin Peters, an creator and evangelist stated on X, “That is being led by Paula White, one of the egregious & apparent false academics ever to shame the title of Christ.
“I’ll vote with a false instructor, however I’ll by no means, ever, below any circumstances, pray with one or take part in any non secular endeavour of any sort with one.”
Others took a extra liberal view, with Pastor Malachi O’Brien replying to Peters, “Jesus is shifting on this nation with whom he chooses and the way he chooses … no matter your opinion. You might be lacking the fantastic thing about what He’s doing. As an alternative of creating these moments a second of assault … how about praising God for what is happening.”