Max Lucado doesn’t typically comment on politics, but the rise of Donald Trump forced the famed author and pastor to pen a post condemning the candidate.
“I don’t know Mr. Trump. But I’ve been chagrined at his antics. He ridiculed a war hero. He made mockery of a reporter’s menstrual cycle. He made fun of a disabled reporter. He referred to the former first lady, Barbara Bush, as ‘mommy,’ and belittled Jeb Bush for bringing her on the campaign trail. He routinely calls people ‘stupid,’ ‘loser’ and ‘dummy.’ These were not off-line, backstage, overheard, not-to-be-repeated comments. They were publicly and intentionally tweeted, recorded and presented,” Lucado wrote in a blog post.
Despite Trump’s comments, he “wins the hearts of evangelical voters.”
Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions endorsed the real estate mogul and businessman, becoming Trump’s first official Senate endorsement.
Former opposition Chris Christie even gave his stamp of approval to the man who says he could shoot someone, and people would still love him.
For Lucado, though, the man who is on track to win the nomination, if not the election, is a far cry from “Decent.”
“Such insensitivities wouldn’t even be acceptable even for a middle school student body election. But for the Oval Office? And to do so while brandishing a Bible and boasting of his Christian faith? I’m bewildered, both by his behavior and the public’s support of it,” Lucado writes.
“The stock explanation for his success is this: He has tapped into the anger of the American people. As one man said, ‘We are voting with our middle finger.’ Sounds more like a comment for a gang-fight than a presidential election. Anger-fueled reactions have caused trouble ever since Cain was angry at Abel.”
Lucado says he is endorsing Decency for president, in the same vein evangelist Franklin Graham endorses prayer.
