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The group \u201cEvangelicals for Harris\u201d released a 35 second ad<\/a> on X, declaring Donald Trump to be a false prophet and asking viewers to reconsider their support of him. The ad began with 1 John 4:11, which states, \u201cBeloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see if they are from God.\u201d Following the text were four separate clips of former president Donald Trump behaving in what the group clearly believes to be ungodly ways. One such clip showed Trump referring to his own popularity and jokingly saying, \u201cI\u00a0could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody and I wouldn’t lose any voters, OK? It’s, like, incredible.\u201d Another clip showed him joking about indicting someone who was beating him in the polls. Another clip showed Trump declaring himself as the only one who could fix the problems of America, and another referring to a group of people as, \u201cpoisoning the blood of our country.\u201d The ad ends with a text stating \u201cRead 1 John 4. Choose Christ’s Love. Let Our Witness Be Good News.\u201d<\/p>\n

Reporter David Brody<\/a> brought attention to the ad on X, stating it would \u201cruffle some conservative evangelical feathers.\u201d \u201cThis ad is no doubt going to ruffle some conservative evangelical feathers. Those who support Trump see him as someone promoting biblical values when it comes to policy,\u201d wrote Brody. \u201cThey\u2019ll also mightily argue that it\u2019s actually the Christian Left that is spreading a false presentation of the biblical message. However, Evangelicals For Harris wants Christian voters to question what they believe is a rhetoric that lacks \u2018Christian Witness\u2019 and is fully void of the, \u2018Love Thy Neighbor\u2019 Biblical Commandment.\u201d He referred to a Pew Research Center poll that showed despite evangelical support for Trump still being strong, 25% of evangelicals still seem either lukewarm or doubtful about his presidency. \u201cIf Kamala Harris wins 20 percent or more of these skeptical evangelicals, she\u2019ll win. That\u2019s what history tells us. Just ask Joe Biden who did it and Hillary Clinton who didn\u2019t,\u201d concluded Brody.<\/p>\n

Of course, the group Evangelicals for Harris has faced its own criticism from conservative Christians, particularly for Harris\u2019s support of abortion. Abortion was a major issue as the DNC kicked off this week, with many DNC speakers throwing their support behind unfettered access to abortion and Planned Parenthood hosting a clinic to receive free abortions and vasectomies.<\/p>\n

Samuel Sey of \u201cSlow to Write<\/a>,\u201d had strong words against the group. \u201cThe Evangelicals for Harris campaign is a contradiction in terms. \u2018Evangelicals for Harris\u2019 is as absurd as Jews for Pharaoh, Christians for Emperor Nero, or evangelicals for Satan,\u201d he wrote. \u201cThere is no such thing as \u2018Evangelicals for Harris.\u2019 If you\u2019re voting for Kamala Harris, you are not an evangelical. Everyone knows this, including Evangelicals for Harris.\u201d He did not, however, leave Donald Trump and evangelicals who support him clear of blame either. \u201cIf I were an American citizen, I would vote for Donald Trump. But too many [evangelicals] have become unequally yoked with him. Rather than partnering with him for righteousness\u2019s sake, too many evangelicals have partnered with him for lawlessness\u2019s sake,\u201d warned Sey. \u201cTherefore, some evangelicals refuse to rebuke him for his recent position on abortion. This position has conditioned Republicans to become lukewarm on abortion for this election, which could lead to disaster for the abortion amendments in 8 states in November.\u201d He called Trump\u2019s position on abortion \u201cdeplorable\u201d and Harris\u2019s \u201cdemonic.\u201d He further called Harris \u201can anti-Christ politician masquerading as a Christian.\u201d Despite Trump\u2019s shortcomings, however, Sey concluded that Harris\u2019s were worse. \u201cThe Bible says we evangelicals should have a life that is worthy of the good news (Philippians 1:27. That includes a vote that is worthy of the good news. Meaning, we cannot vote for Kamala Harris.\u201d<\/p>\n

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