Source: NPR
BY TOM GJELTEN
The religious leader invited to give the opening prayer at the dedication of the American Embassy in Jerusalem is an evangelical Christian who once said that Judaism, along with Mormonism, Islam and Hinduism, is one of the religions “that lead people to an eternity of separation from God in Hell.”
Robert Jeffress, pastor of the First Baptist Church in Dallas, Texas, has come under intense criticism for those comments, but he was also one of Donald Trump’s earliest and most enthusiastic Christian supporters. In his prayer, while thanking God for protecting Israel, Jeffress managed to shower praise on the president.
“We want to thank you for the tremendous leadership of our great president, Donald J. Trump,” Jeffress said. “Without President Trump’s determination, resolve and courage, we would not be here today.”
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