President Donald Trumps evangelical Christian supporters are speaking out against the hundreds of rioters who temporarily seized control of the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday as Congress was meeting to certify the results of the 2020 presidential election.
Trumps closest evangelical allies forcefully condemned the mob s use of violence, but many avoided pinning blame on the president, who just hours earlier had incited his supporters to march to the Capitol. Several Trump allies equivocated about what groups were responsible for the unprecedented scenes. Some floated the theory that the mob was dominated by far-left activists, while others reminded followers that violence can come from both sides of the aisle.
Texas pastor Robert Jeffress, a loyalist who has supported some of the presidents most controversial actions over the past four years, tweeted that disobeying and assaulting police is a sin whether its done by Antifa or angry Republicans . Another ally, Georgia pastor Jentezen Franklin, tweeted that violent protests and breaking the law are always wrong, no matter who does it...liberals or conservatives. Trumps longtime spiritual adviser Paula White-Cain said she denounced violence and anarchy in any and all forms.
Franklin Graham , son of the late evangelist Billy Graham and a staunch Trump supporter, said he was deeply saddened by what happened. Earlier in the day, he had expressed doubt on Facebook that the election won by Democrat Joe Biden was over.
Liberty Universitys Falkirk Center, a conservative think tank founded to defend Americas Judeo-Christian heritage, called the violence unacceptable & anti-American. One day earlier, the center had been calling on its supporters to never stop praying, caring, and battling for our republic. The centers fellows have vociferously defended Trumps debunked claims that the presidential election was stolen. One fellow, Trump attorney Jenna Ellis, tweeted that the violence was not a display of patriotism or conservatism but doesnt seem to have budged on her conviction that the election was stolen.
As Congress convened Wednesday evening to certify President-elect Bidens victory, another Falkirk fellow, Christian author Eric Metaxas, criticized Republicans who had dropped their objections to the certification. Metaxas, who has spent weeks spreading election fraud theories, pinned a tweet to his Twitter feed Tuesday of a photo released by the Islamic State purporting to show the beheading of 21 Egyptian Coptic Christians. Metaxas had added the caption, What price are you willing to pay for what you believe in?
There was a distinctly Christian nationalist presence at the riot. One of the rioters who entered the Senate floor appeared to be carrying a large white flag with a blue canton and red cross, which is often called the Christian flag.
Christians were among the thousands of protesters who converged in Washington, D.C., this week, collaborating with groups like Stop the Steal to plan a series of prayer vigils and marches that began Saturday. Participants used religious symbols and practices to showcase their support for Trump, including by singing contemporary Christian songs, blowing shofars and gathering in prayer circles, according to Religion News Service.
Some planned Jericho marches around key government buildings, a reference to the biblical account of the Battle of Jericho. According to the Bible , the ancient Israelites, with direction from their leader Joshua, captured the city of Jericho by marching around its walls once every day for six days. On the seventh day, they marched around the walls seven times, blew rams horns, and shouted and the walls of the city crumbled. Afterward, the Bible says, the Israelite army charged in, destroyed the city and killed nearly every living thing in it.
Just as Joshua was instructed to march around the walls of Jericho, Jericho Marchers march around at a specific place and time until that darkness is exposed and the walls of corruption fall down, the movements website says .
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