You know the Falwell family. They are of the bloodline that founded Liberty University, where Donald Trump made that “two Corinthians” mess-up a few months back.
In spite of that, current University President Jerry Falwell Jr. thinks Trump is a great religious leader. At any rate, he’s better than Hillary Clinton, even if he doesn’t know how to do communion. The Trump camp made that clear today.
Falwell had a little hiccup while trying to hold Trump up as a great pick for evangelical voters, though. Look at this photo he posted after introducing the mogul at a religious leader summit:
Honored to introduce @realDonaldTrump at religious leader summit in NYC today! He did incredible job! @beckifalwell pic.twitter.com/e2eBSbQwb0
— J L Falwell (@JerryJrFalwell) June 21, 2016
Peek over Becki Falwell‘s shoulder. Ah, yes. Trump, the savior of the modern evangelicals, has a framed cover of Playboy on his wall. Better yet, he’s on that cover!
It didn’t take long for observers to catch the cover:
@JerryJrFalwell I don’t think Jesus (or any man of God) would approve of the image just over @beckifalwell‘s shoulder … #NEVERTRUMP
— Michael Malone (@princeof416) June 21, 2016
@JerryJrFalwell How is @realDonaldTrump a religious leader, other than apparently having a shrine to himself that doubles as a photo op?
— Nutch (@bunsofaluminum) June 21, 2016
@JerryJrFalwell You also should have asked the photographer to frame the photo so that the Playboy wasn’t peeking over your wife’s shoulder.
— Nutch (@bunsofaluminum) June 21, 2016
@TamiStrege @JerryJrFalwell @realDonaldTrump @beckifalwell What morality? The check cleared. That’s the extent of their values.
— Susan_Wright (@SweetieWalker) June 21, 2016
@JerryJrFalwell that’s a pic of your candidate on the cover of Playboy as you smile right? You are selling the Gospel for power. #Shame
— Ryan Abernathy (@absonjourney) June 21, 2016
I know, I know. This isn’t a scandal. They only read the articles, blah, blah, blah, etc., etc., etc.
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