This is a very important email and I pray that each you will read it carefully. Dick Pepper Subject: The upcoming election: Please read and share. Thank you.

 

The following was written by an attendee of the meeting of 1000 Christian leaders with Trump. (No media was allowed in). Faithful Christians are having a very difficult time with the direction our country is headed. This November, NOT voting is NOT an option. Here’s why. On June 21, 2016, over 1000 Christian leaders from all over the U.S. gathered at the Marriott Marquis in Times Square to ask Donald Trump tough specific questions about his policy and intentions should he be elected POTUS. Seems a LOT of Christians are bothered by the idea of having to vote for him and this would be a chance to meet privately to ask questions. After opening remarks by the conference organizers, and an opening prayer by James Robison, Jerry Falwell Jr. spoke, followed by Franklin Graham. Both attested to the authenticity and trustworthiness of Donald Trump. George Barna, the polling guy, spoke. Using several charts he showed that Trump has a genuine path to victory if Christians vote. But in the last presidential election, some 40 million evangelicals stayed home and that was literally the difference in the election. One of Barna’s charts showed most of the country wants a change in direction. Barna said the election will come down to who wins these states: Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Ohio, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Wisconsin. Then Ben Carson spoke for about 20 minutes. His easy and soft-spoken style easily warmed the crowd. He referred to the fact that Trump just had a bad three weeks, while Clinton had a good three weeks, and yet the race is still close, virtually tied. But Carson's main point was that Trump is a proven leader. And that he’s certainly not a politician who is always worried about offending someone. And that’s what we need, a leader, not a politician. Politicians are what got us into this mess to begin with! Ben Carson was awesome. Next came Mike Huckabee, who moderated the discussion between the attendees and Trump. Before introducing Trump, he made the point that we’re not voting on a pastor, or a Pope, but rather a leader. A leader who is quite different from the past to change things from the status quo. So the day was set that this was not about Trump’s Christian knowledge or virtues, but rather where Trump wanted to take the country. And where we’re headed if Trump’s not elected. The biggest concern centered around the Supreme Court. The next president will appoint anywhere from one to five members. The Second Amendment, public bathroom policies, prayer in public places, etc. will likely be settled by the next president’s appointees. When Trump was introduced, he didn’t speak from the podium but rather, sat next to Huckabee on the stage fielding questions from the crowd for about 90 minutes. So much for the 20 minutes originally allotted. There was no press allowed inside, so it was just Trump and the Christian leaders talking back and forth. The really big Christian leader names were pre-selected to directly ask Trump questions from the floor, i.e. people like James Dobson, Ralph Reed, David Jeremiah, Tony Perkins, Robert Jeffress, etc. Most feel religious liberty is at stake with this election saying that if the policies Obama has set in place were allowed to continue, Christians would eventually have no liberty. Harassment of Christian organizations would continue. Through it all, Trump answered each of our questions with solid answers, both acknowledging the problem cited and how he would take care of the problem. He seemed to be genuinely concerned about changing the direction of the nation. Trump addressed many subjects including the Supreme Court, national defense, border problems, Christian persecution, his pro-life stance, support of Israel , dumping Obamacare, education control back to the states and energy. All with conservative positions and answers. I would say that most of those who attended, who were not sure if they would vote for him, left convinced of how much is at stake in this election if Trump is not elected. After Trump left, to a standing ovation, more questions were taken from the audience addressed to a panel of Christian leaders. Things like the dismantling of the military, Christian business rights, etc. were discussed at length. The last speaker was Eric Metaxas, who I had never heard of... but he was excellent. I have to say, we pretty much all came away thinking that if Clinton, or any Democrat, is elected, the path this nation's on currently will continue and WILL lead to disaster. If we don't turn the ship now, we’re headed to be like socialized Europe -a disaster getting worse by the month. A LOT is at stake in this election! Our hope is in Christ, and our prayer is for one last chance (think Nineveh) so when the Lord takes out the Church at the Rapture, He will take us out in a revival, instead of bailing us out of a spiritual disaster. We want to finish well! At the end of the day, it was time for prayer. With few exceptions, the entire room knelt on the floor in corporate prayer for our nation. Everyone should pray daily for our country and add Mr. Trump to your prayer list even now. He is so upsetting to the “establishment” that it's not a stretch to think his life’s in danger. The bottom line for me personally is that I love the Constitution more than I dislike Trump’s antics and ego. He will attempt to change the direction of this nation. Clinton won’t. With Trump, we have a chance. With Clinton, we have no chance. It is very important that we vote this year. It’s one significant way of loving our neighbor. Please allow your Christian friends to read this. All Christians in our Nation must vote