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Russell Moore provoked Donald Trump into attack, Robert Jeffress says

May 12, 2016

by Marisa Lengor Kwaning, Christian Examiner

***This article was previously posted at the Christian Examiner and is used by permission.

WASHINGTON (Christian Examiner) — Pastor Robert Jeffress has defended Donald Trump’s attacks on Russell Moore, arguing that Moore had it coming because he provoked Trump.

On Monday, prominent Christian ethicist Russell Moore, a vocal critic of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, was called nasty, heartless and a terrible representative of evangelicals by Trump on Twitter.

Although Moore has received support from various partners and members of the Southern Baptist Convention, not everyone within the convention has come to his defense. Jeffress, senior pastor of the 12,000-member First Baptist Church in Dallas and vocal Trump supporter, ardently defended the Republican candidate.

In an email to The Christian Post, Jeffress said, “Trump’s response to Moore was not unprovoked. Moore had been launching vitriolic attacks not only against Donald Trump’s policies, but also personal attacks against [his] character.”

The pastor also insinuated that Moore had it coming, arguing “when you keep poking the bear don’t be surprised when the bear takes a bite out of you.”

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