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Headline Roundup December 21st, 2019

In Controversial Editorial, Christianity Today Endorses Trump Impeachment

Summary from the AllSides News Team

Christianity Today, one of the largest evangelical Christian publications in the country, endorsed the impeachment of President Donald Trump on Thursday. In a controversial editorial written by retiring Editor-in-Chief Mark Galli, the magazine called the Republican "profoundly immoral" and urged its religious readers to "remember who you are and whom you serve." Outlets on both sides of the aisle underscored how remarkable the editorial was, considering its source and the fact that Trump won 81 percent of the evangelical vote in his 2016 election. Still, others pointed out that the magazine also supported the impeachment of former Democratic President Bill Clinton in 1998. Trump himself, in a lengthy Tweet on Friday, slammed the publication as a "far left magazine" (Allsides gives it a rating of lean right).

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Evangelical Leaders Close Ranks With Trump After Scathing Editorial
Evangelical Leaders Close Ranks With Trump After Scathing Editorial

New York Times (News)

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The publication is small, reaching just a fraction of the evangelical movement.

But when Christianity Today called for President Trump’s removal in a blistering editorial on Thursday, it met the full force and fury of the president and his most prominent allies in the Christian conservative world. If the response seemed disproportionate, it vividly reflected the fact that white evangelicals are the cornerstone of Mr. Trump’s political base and their leaders are among his most visible and influential supporters.

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From the Right
Donald Trump Rips ‘Far-Left’ Christianity Today Magazine for Endorsing Impeachment
Donald Trump Rips ‘Far-Left’ Christianity Today Magazine for Endorsing Impeachment

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President Donald Trump reacted Friday to Christianity Today magazine and an article it published endorsing impeachment.

Trump described the magazine as “far-left” and noted that although it was founded by Billy Graham, it had not been involved with the Graham family for years.

“A far-left magazine, or very ‘progressive,’ as some would call it, which has been doing poorly and hasn’t been involved with the Billy Graham family for many years, Christianity Today, knows nothing about reading a perfect transcript of a routine phone call and would rather have a...

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From the Left
Evangelical magazine Christianity Today: Trump must go
Evangelical magazine Christianity Today: Trump must go

Associated Press

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NEW YORK (AP) — A major evangelical Christian magazine founded by the late Rev. Billy Graham on Thursday published an editorial calling for President Donald Trump’s removal from office.

The editorial in Christianity Today -- coming one day after the Democratic-controlled House of Representatives made Trump the third president in American history to be impeached -- raised fresh questions about the durability of his support among the conservative evangelicals who have proven to be a critical component of his political base.

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