Jerusalem Christian leaders' concern about Trump's decision

[Colin]

In an open letter to U.S. President Donald Trump, Christian leaders in Jerusalem said U.S. recognition of the city as the capital of Israel could have dire regional consequences.

Mideast Christian leaders to Trump: Jerusalem move could have dire results

 

[Shiloh Raven]

I'm perplexed how evangelical Christians can think that this is a good thing. But for the sake of argument, if God is using Trump to start WWIII, then I might be able to understand why Trump did something like this. However, I honestly think that Trump was just throwing his evangelical Christian supporters a political bone, regardless of the international consequences of his actions. I think he's shrewd enough to know that he must keep this particular religious political base appeased. Well, at least his predecessors all knew and were wise enough to avoid this decision, but he purposely ignored the warnings and went ahead with it. I just hope his successor will be able to undo the damage.

 

[Colin]

I'm perplexed how evangelical Christians can think that this is a good thing. But for the sake of argument, if God is using Trump to start WWIII, then I might be able to understand why Trump did something like this. However, I honestly think that Trump was just throwing his evangelical Christian supporters a political bone, regardless of the international consequences of his actions. I think he's shrewd enough to know that he must keep this particular religious political base appeased. Well, at least his predecessors all knew and were wise enough to avoid this decision, but he purposely ignored the warnings and went ahead with it. I just hope his successor will be able to undo the damage.

And there is a lot of concern internationally about Trump's decision , but is he capable of listening ?

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[Shiloh Raven]

No, Trump doesn't listen to anyone who objects to his decisions and leadership. I don't think he cares about the people his decisions will negatively affect. I think he only cares about the political points he'll gain from his evangelical Christian supporters. I think he'll do whatever he has to do to keep this religious base appeased. I think that when he's no longer the president, he'll drop the Christian facade like a hot potato and stop pretending. It'll be a rude wake up call for his evangelical supporters.

 

[Tallguy88]

Jerusalem is the capitol of Israel. Not sure why it is controversial to recognize that.

 

[Colin]

The Presidency of the Council of European Bishops Conferences (CCEE) adds its voice to the appeal arriving from many parts of the world to respect the status quo of the city of Jerusalem, in line with a number of United Nations resolutions which have expressed themselves in this direction.

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