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SBC leader: Trump at Liberty a ‘golden calf’

January 19, 2016

By Staff, Christian Examiner

LYNCHBURG, Va. (Christian Examiner) – Donald Trump was on the stump at the world’s largest Christian University Monday, but his effort to convince the audience of his evangelical bona fides might have fallen short after the politician – who claims Presbyterian lineage – quoted from the book of “Two Corinthians.”

“Two Corinthians, 3:17, that’s the whole ballgame,” Trump said. “Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.”

The flub drew a roll of chuckles from the student audience, as Christians generally refer to the book as “Second Corinthians.” There were also a few gasps when Trump twice cursed during the address to the Christian students and faculty.

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