Thursday, June 23, 2016

Meet Donald Trump’s New Evangelical Advisory Board

Shortly after Donald Trump concluded his closed-door meeting with more than 900 evangelical Christian leaders on Tuesday, his campaign unveiled the businessman’s Evangelical Executive Advisory Board, listing the names of 25 right-wing Christian leaders tasked with advising the presumptive Republican presidential nominee on spiritual matters.

Many of those listed hail from Trump’s tight circle of wealthy friends who preach the so-called prosperity gospel, an American Christian movement that teaches followers they can become rich though belief and donating to their church and pastor. But the exact role and influence of the list remains unclear, and the Trump campaign noted that board members were not asked to endorse him — they are only required to provide the candidate with counsel....
http://thinkprogress.org/politics/2016/06/22/3791029/donald-trump-evangelical-advisory-board/


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