After Trump met with a number of prominent evangelical leaders last
week, Focus on the Family founder James Dobson, who attended the
meeting, claimed that Trump had accepted Christ. Now, however, Dobson is backtracking.
TheResurgent.com reports that, while Dobson has not recanted his
statement that Trump has accepted Christ, he has acknowledged that he is
not sure that Trump did so.
Dobson previously stated that he knew who the person was who led Trump
to Christ, but that he was not at liberty to disclose who it was. He has
now revealed that that person is Paula White.
White is a prosperity gospel preacher who, according to The
Resurgent.com, was under investigation by the IRS and was also accused
of having an inappropriate relationship with fellow prosperity gospel
preacher Benny Hinn.
A number of Christian leaders voiced their skepticism that Trump truly
had made a profession of faith. Some even accused Dobson of trying to
make Trump presentable to evangelical voters.
Russell Moore, president of the Southern Baptist Convention's’ Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, tweeted:
n Retweeted Jacob Lupfer
Interesting prosperity-Gospel angle in Trump's "led to Christ" charade. Religion reporters, get on this!
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