On Donald Trump’s Christian Faith — Can politics and religion coexist?

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. /PRNewswire/ — Dr. James C. Dobson, broadcaster, author, family counselor and founder of Family Talk, joined with nearly 1,000 other evangelicals and Christian social conservatives in New York City on June 21st to participate in a conversation with Donald Trump.

Dr. Dobson was also invited to participate in an ongoing evangelical advisory committee for exchanging views and information on social conservative issues with the presumptive presidential nominee.

While at this event, Dr. Dobson was asked for a brief interview by Michael Anthony of Godfactor about his impressions of Mr. Trump and the exchange of views that had just occurred with him and members of the committee.  That interview has been widely heard and read, and has been the nexus of much discussion in new stories and commentaries, primarily because of Dr. Dobson’s brief personal reflections on Mr. Trump’s beliefs and positions pertaining to the Christian faith.

Dr. James Dobson

In response to significant interest and inquiries Dr. Dobson has received about his observations in that interview, he has issued further comments below:

Dr. James Dobson on Donald Trump’s Christian Faith

Only the Lord knows the condition of a person’s heart.  I can only tell you what I’ve heard.  First, Trump appears to be tender to things of the Spirit.  I also hear that Paula White has known Trump for years and that she personally led him to Christ.  Do I know that for sure?  No.  Do I know the details of that alleged conversion?  I can’t say that I do.

But there are many Christian leaders who are serving on a faith advisory committee for Trump in the future.  I am among them.  There are about 25 of us that include Jerry Falwell, Jr., Robert Jeffress, Jack Graham, Ben Carson, James Robison, Michele Bachmann, and many others whom you would probably know.  We’ve all agreed to serve. How will that play out if Trump becomes president?   I don’t know.  It is a good start, I would think.

If anything, this man is a baby Christian who doesn’t have a clue about how believers think, talk and act.  All I can tell you is that we have only two choices, Hillary or Donald.  Hillary scares me to death.  And, if Christians stay home because he isn’t a better candidate, Hillary will run the world for perhaps eight years.  The very thought of that haunts my nights and days.  One thing is sure:  we need to be in prayer for our nation at this time of crisis.

By Dr. James Dobson

Are we all “baby Christians?” Do we need to embrace God and Christianity more devoutly?

Can politics and religion coexist? For Donald Trump to call a meeting of this magnitude the answer appears to be a resounding yes!

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