Are Robertson and Graham Silent on Trump '24?

BubbleStream

Ivan G Thompson

a book bubble about

The Making of a Great America Where the Church and the Founding Fathers Fell Short

Religion & Spirituality

synopsis

Synopsis
"Make America Great Again" has quickly become one of the most divisive phrases in our nation. It most certainly begs the questions when was America great, what things made it great, and what things need to be done to restore its greatness? The answers to the questions above have driven me back to study the Founding Fathers' vision of America and what they set out to achieve. I am a born-again Christian. As such, I share the belief that America's greatness is inextricably connected to its foundational aim, as expressed in the pledge of allegiance, to be "one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all." I know that for non-Christians, these words may have a myriad of interpretations. This book is not written for them. This book is written for those who profess the lordship of Jesus Christ and acknowledge the inerrant doctrinal authority of the Bible: 2 Tim 3:16 (NKJV) "All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, 2 Pet 1:16, 20-21 (NKJV) "For we did not follow cunningly devised fables when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eyewitnesses of His majesty…knowing this first, that no prophecy of Scripture is of any private interpretation, for prophecy never came by the will of man, but holy men of God spoke as they were moved by the Holy Spirit. I believe that the Scriptural principles reflected in the pledge of allegiance were valid long before it was created and are still relevant today. As I study the Founding Father's application of these principles; however, I believe that they did not go far enough in their pursuit of the tenets of liberty and justice for all. Though these Founding Fathers were great visionaries, likely the greatest visionaries our country has ever known, their revelation of God's plan for our nation was incomplete. I will show in this book how the Founding Fathers had difficulty extending the application of these principles outside themselves (British settlers). They had difficulty extending these principles to native Americans, enslaved Africans and even to other European immigrants (Irish, German, etc.) Why would I go to the trouble of pointing this out? I do so to point out that many of the issues that we are dealing with today (division along racial lines, racism, distrust of immigrants) are not new issues. Ecclesiastes 1:9 (NKJV) says, "That which has been is what will be, that which is done is what will be done, and there is nothing new under the sun." The central point of this book is that America will never achieve the greatness that God envisioned if today's leaders in government and the church make the same mistakes as the leaders of America at the time of the Founding Fathers.

bio

Author Biography

Ivan is a seasoned author with over 35 published titles. His books are available on Amazon.com, and many are available as audiobooks on Audible.com. Ivan’s Christian books give Scriptural advice on such topics as being a Christian in the workplace, being a better father, discovering your purpose, finding the “Next” step in your purpose, God’s healing power, growing in confidence, recovering from brokenness and increasing your skills and abilities in any area. Several of these books and audiobooks are also available in Spanish.
Ivan’s three exceptional books about diversity in the Air Force books have garnered rave reviews and are available on Amazon (one also on Audible). Ivan has over 25 years of experience consulting, conducting senior leadership off-sites, and strategic planning sessions. He served as Deputy Director of the Defense Business Practice Implementation Board. As the Deputy, he helped facilitate Task Groups for the Secretary of Defense comprised of senior DoD civilians and retired and active Fortune 500 CEOs.
Ivan is also a singer/songwriter, actor, business consultant, and inventor. He is a retired Air Force officer with five adult children and resides in New York City. He graduated with military distinction and as the Outstanding Cadet in Organizational Behavior from the United States Air Force Academy in 1986 and earned his Master’s in Management from Regent University in Virginia Beach, Virginia, in 1995.

Follow Ivan on Instagram/Tik Tok at ivanlive360 or on Twitter at Ivan Thompson.

website
- Follow Unfollow
- share
Author Insight

Are Robertson and Graham Silent on Trump '24?

“Trump-Season 3” launched with his 2024 announcement. I looked to see what key religious leaders who’d backed him in 2016 & 2020 had to say. The most recent quotes I found were from 2020 and 2021 and were inexcusable, given all we knew about Trump from 2016-2020. But what about what we know of Trump through 2022? How could leaders who heralded him across America be so silent now? (CNN-12/20/22-Pat Robertson): “the President is living in an ‘alternate reality’ and should ‘move on’ from his 2020 election loss…Robertson – who prayed for Trump’s win in 2020 and once suggested that whoever is ‘revolting’ against Trump is ‘revolting against what God’s plan is for America’…Trump has ‘done a marvelous job for the economy,’ Robertson said Monday, but argued that he is ‘very erratic’…’He’s fired people, he’s fought people and he’s insulted people, and he keeps going down the line. So it’s a mixed bag…” But all Robertson was quoted of saying about Trump’s 2024 run was that it would be “a mistake.” (Axios-HBO-5/16/21-Franklin Graham on a Trump comeback): “I think for him, everything will depend on his health at that time. If he still has energy and strength like he does. I don’t…You know the guy does not eat well, you know, and it’s amazing the energy that he has.”

Book Excerpt

The Making of a Great America Where the Church and the Founding Fathers Fell Short

This is an excerpt from the chapter entitled "Obama Angst":

3rd YouTube video: “Franklin Graham: God had a hand in this election.” In this video, Franklin Graham shares his belief that Donald Trump was God’s answer to prayers offered up for this nation, that “he was put in the White House by God, that God intervened.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4TNHZ2HKlc

4th YouTube video: “Rev. Graham: Trump is a changed person.” This was a very disturbing video for me. The moderator challenges Franklin Graham on the president’s behavior to include things such as his affair with prostitute Stormy Daniels or the comments he made that were caught on air about grabbing a woman by the genitals. In every case, Franklin Graham said that he believed the president when he said that it never happened or that it happened so long ago that it wasn’t important. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCN60ekk-wU

5th YouTube video: “Recognizing God's Hand in Donald Trump's Election.” This Nov 6, 2017 video has been viewed over 1,288,536 times. Watching it again has caused me to be sickened to my stomach and nearly grieved to the point of tears. This video was one of my major inspirations for writing this book. In this video, Pat Robertson is hosting Stephen E. Strang, who authored a book entitled “God and Donald Trump.” Strang cites a number of prophecies that he’d been made aware of that Donald Trump was going to be president of the United States.

Then the video made a turn for me that was sickening. Strang and Pat Robertson began to try to make Donald Trump sound like a born-again Christian with family values. They described him as “kind,” “loving,” that he had “strong family values,” as evidenced by his love for his children. Then they shifted to describing his faith. They cited how his mother was a very strict and strong protestant and that “he was raised in the church,” “that he watched Christian TV,” “that he let people pray for him,” that he was friends with Paula White long before he ran for office, that he had “gotten away from it” (religion/faith) “but now he’s come back.”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRcnJPQqY0c&t=215s&pbjreload=10

Stephen Strang went on to say that God had given America a “reprieve” in the form of Donald Trump. I heard Pat Robertson use that same phrase in referring to President Trump in another video. Pat then said, “we’ve never had anyone like him.”
- Share
- Follow Unfollow
- Comment
  x
  Comment on this Bubble
  
  Your comment and a link to this bubble will also appear in your Facebook feed.
© 2024 Bublish and respective copyright holders bublish.com

Ivan G Thompson

The Making of a Great America Where the Church and the Founding Fathers Fell Short

Synopsis

Author Biography

Author Insight

Book Excerpt

The Making of a Great America Where the Church and the Founding Fathers Fell Short

Comment on this Bubble