Hundreds Signal Christian Petition Towards Trump’s 2024 Bid

• A Christian group has began a petition protesting Trump’s 2024 marketing campaign.
• Trustworthy America is asking Christians to “converse out” towards Trump working for president.
• The petition amassed shut to fifteen,000 signatures at press time.

A Christian group which launched a petition protesting Donald Trump’s 2024 presidential run has amassed 1000’s of signatures thus far. 

The petition was launched on November 16 by Faithful America. The group says it’s a web based Christian neighborhood based in 2004 that’s “organizing the trustworthy to problem Christian nationalism and white supremacy.” 

At press time, 14,904 individuals had signed the petition — simply shy of the group’s purpose of 15,000 signatures.

In its petition, the group known as on Christians to “converse out” and “make it clear that Donald Trump doesn’t share our values and can by no means have our votes.” 

“We do not know a lot but about how the 2024 election will play out, however one factor is definite: One other Trump presidency can be a catastrophe for our nation,” the group wrote on the petition. 

“In a speech laced with fearmongering and lies, Trump made it clear that he intends to double down on the fascist techniques that led to the lethal January 6 Christian-nationalist assault on our Capitol,” the group added. 

Trustworthy America additionally stated in its petition that the Bible teaches “love, equality, and dignity,” which it says are values that Trump’s MAGA motion “clearly rejects.” 

Nathan Empsall, a reverend and the chief director of Trustworthy America instructed Newsweek on Monday that Trump had “weaponized faith” in his final two campaigns for president in 2016 and 2020. 

“Neither the nation nor the church can afford one other 4 years of this charlatan’s fascism, racism, misinformation, or ego,” Empsall stated.

Trustworthy America’s place comes at a time when a number of of Trump’s evangelical allies have both held again from backing him, or have publicly slammed him. Trump introduced his 2024 marketing campaign at Mar-a-Lago on November 15 — about two years out from Election Day in 2024 — pledging to make America “nice” and “superb” once more. 

Robert Jeffress, an evangelical pastor and longtime Trump supporter, told Newsweek that he would maintain again on his endorsement of Trump till he wins the GOP nomination. 

“The Republican Get together is headed towards a civil struggle that I’ve no want or should be a part of,” Jeffress stated.

Even Trump’s one-time non secular adviser James Robison final week called Trump an “elementary schoolchild” throughout a gathering of the Nationwide Affiliation of Christian Lawmakers (NACL) on Wednesday, per The Washington Post.

“We have to stop amputating one another, slicing one another, and are available collectively in supernatural unity that Jesus Christ prayed for,” Robison stated. 

“If Mr. Trump cannot cease his little petty points, how does he count on individuals to cease main points?” he added. 

A consultant at Trump’s press workplace didn’t instantly reply to Insider’s request for remark.