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Thread on Fri, Jan 3, 2020 5 pm: "'Evangelicals for Trump' Coalition Launch" event at King Jesus International Ministry in Miami led by Guillermo Maldonado, who is one of the twenty core "evangelical leaders" who have frequently gathered at the White House to support Trump.
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Guillermo Maldonado at the White House on his Instagram:
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Trump Evangelicals List: andyrowell.net/andy_rowell/20…
Reporting by David Smiley of the Miami Herald

and
Bianca Padró Ocasio of the Miami Herald
Tickets

Fri, January 03, 2020

‘Evangelicals for Trump’ Coalition Launch - Miami, FL
05:00 pm (EST)

King Jesus International Ministry
14100 SW 144th Ave
Miami, FL 33186

donaldjtrump.com/events/evangel…
Gullermo Maldonado has a number of photos with Bill Johnson of Bethel Church in Redding, California on his Instagram account.
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1 of 2: "Apostle Maldonado has a doctorate in Christian Counseling from Vision International University."
lci.global/team/apostle-g…
"Vision International University degree programs are non-accredited."
vision.edu/web/university…
2 of 2: Vision International University is "primarily for students in the Majority World!"
vision.edu/web/
Perhaps he means a D.Min. with an emphasis in Human Behavior.
vision.edu/web/university…
Gullermo Maldonado calls himself "Apostle" but also has Apostle Frank Hechavarria and Apostle Dublas Rodríguez, along with eight "prophets," fifteen "pastors," and two "teachers," in leadership at King Jesus Ministry.
kingjesusmiami.org/about/leaders
Terminology from Ephesians 4:11.
I think what Bruce Wilson says here about Gullermo Maldonado being part of the New Apostlic Reformation is correct.

See also this thread on NAR:
Also, the expert on New Apostlic Reformation (NAR) is Holly Pivec.
Tweets:
Blog: spiritoferror.org
Books: amazon.com/s?k=Holly+Pive…
Marco Rubio criticizes headline in Miami Herald.

The Miami Herald reporter David Smiley responds in two tweets:

Religion Reporters, consider being in touch with Holly Pivec, who was at #RNA2017, and is the expert on the New Apostolic Reformation (NAR) about Gullermo Maldonado's Miami church, where the Evangelicals for Trump gathering this Friday will be held.
Today is Wed, Jan 1. The Evangelicals for Trump event is Fri, Jan 3 at 5 pm. This story is going to get bigger over the next couple days. I'm linking to stories in this thread.
King Jesus International Ministry in Miami is likely violating the law by hosting this campaign rally and the IRS could revoke their 501(c)(3) tax exempt status.
irs.gov/newsroom/chari…
Good article here by Simon Lewis of Reuters
Kate Shellnut @ kateshellnutt at Christianity Today
John Fea has been on this story and will be on MSNBC this afternoon:
Thoughtful evangelicals would not associate with Guillermo Maldonado who is hosting tonight's Trump rally because of his unbiblical: prosperity gospel which steals from the poor, supernatural fakery, self-proclaimed "apostle" authoritarian leadership; and sketchy doctorate.
Red Letter Christians:
John Fea and Jack Jenkins above have pointed out that some fundamentalists (some "evangelicals") believe the Bible predicts a war with Iran. But the Christian consensus across Christian traditions is that war is to opposed in almost cases.
AP reporter:
In 42 minutes, at 5 pm Eastern Time, watch the Evangelicals for Trump rally online at C-SPAN:

c-span.org/video/?467813-…
NPR correspondent:
Tampa Bay Times:
"How, then, can King Jesus International Ministry in Kendall host Trump’s campaign?
The answer, most likely, is it can’t, legal experts agreed."

Guillermo Maldonado is not the first or last person to be asked to do something illegal by Trump and then to gaslight about it. Tickets were from the Trump campaign and Maldonado told his congregation on Sunday to come as a favor to him, the "Apostle."
4:56 pm Eastern Time
Watch at: c-span.org/video/?467813-…
Guillermo Maldonado just prayed. Now Paula White-Cain is praying.
Trump thanks by name: James and Shirley Dobson, Robert Jeffress, Cissie Graham, Michael Tait, Jentezen Franklin, Alveda King, Jack Graham, Alberto Delgado, and "Apostle" Guillermo Maldanado. These are all loyal Trump supporters. No new names here.
andyrowell.net/andy_rowell/20…
Here are at least six reporters following the Trump rally so you can click on this feed and see their tweets:
twitter.com/AndyRowell/lis…
President Trump finished speaking at 6:13 pm Eastern Time. He started at 4:55 pm Eastern Time.
C-SPAN video is at: c-span.org/video/?467813-…
From my perspective, this was the same old stuff President Trump says at every rally. It was kind of tailored to socially conservative Republicans. He had trouble pronouncing "evangelist" and other Christian terminology. Zero new evangelical leaders there. As usual, many lies.
Jack Jenkins of RNS has the most detailed thread:

Aaron Rupar of Vox has video clip thread:

Jimena Tavel of the Miami Herald did thread while there:

See also tweets by @ johnfea &
Praying with Trump Photo.
Left to Right:
Guillermo Maldonado, Alberto Delgado, Cissie Graham Lynch, Paula White-Cain, Jentezen Franklin, Donald Trump, Jack Graham, Michael Tait, Alveda King.
Jan 3, 2020. Evangelicals for Trump rally.
c-span.org/video/?467813-…
Morgan Chalfant mchalfant16 of The Hill
New York Times report:
Thread from CNN instant fact-checker Daniel Dale:
Alejandra Molina for RNS gets analysis from AmichelSW and ElProfeBarba:
Marc Caputo of Politico was surprised to see reporters being booed. But
(a) this was a Trump rally,
(b) Maldonado has been an unflinching public Trump supporter,
(c) cultivates an authoritarian aura as an "Apostle," and
(d) that will have an effect.
Other attendees besides those in photo praying for Trump: James and Shirley Dobson, Robert Jeffress, Greg Laurie, Eric Metaxas, Ralph Reed, Tony Perkins, Charlie Kirk, Malachi O'Brien.



John Fea wrap-up:
It seems Franklin Graham, Johnnie Moore, and Samuel Rodriguez were not there. They also did not sign the "200 evangelicals leaders respond to the CT editorial." But Franklin's daughter Cissie had big role and CT quoted Rodriguez. Are they feeling the heat?
Apparently Jack Graham spoke after Trump left.

He once explained that he and others are speaking love to power.
RT Cissie Graham Lynch

RT Jim Garlow:

But laying on of hands is for chosen godly leaders (Joshua in Num 27:23; the Seven in Act 6:6; Timothy in 1 Tim 4:14, 5:22, 2 Tim 1:6) or receiving the Spirit (Act 8:17) or healing (Luk 4:40)?
"Do not be hasty in the laying on of hands, and do not share in the sins of others. Keep yourself pure."
- 1 Timothy 5:22 NIV
At first, you agree to pray for someone at the White House, then you attend a campaign rally for them, then you end up in a room hooting and cheering when he tells you he just had someone assassinated the previous night.

If someone wants to help name all those in the photo from the Evangelicals for Trump rally, see John Fea's list in his post and my list from November of the "evangelical leaders" who have visited the White House. andyrowell.net/andy_rowell/20…
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I have put "evangelical" in parenthesis because people increasingly do not use the term because it is so associated with politics. They would have used the term in the past to express their high regard for the Bible and conviction that Jesus is "good news" (Greek: euangelion).
English professor at "evangelical" university Oklahoma Baptist and writer:
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Context: 1. Yes, it is good pray for leaders but consider what to pray. 2. The kindest explanation for Franklin Graham's support of Trump is "conservative judges." 3. Graham was critical of Trump for betraying the Kurds. That action was typical of Trump: ignorant, corrupt, cruel.
4. Graham has liked Trump since 2011 when both were "birthers" (after Graham liked Sarah Palin in 2008). 5. They have in common receiving money from their fathers and employing their kids.
6. Graham met with Putin in Nov 2015 and with the sanctioned Volodin in March 2019. 7. Graham has been paid 40 hour per week by BGEA and Samaritan's Purse making $1.2 million a year.
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Here is the list of "faith leaders" who met with Trump at the White House yesterday.

The list
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is similar to August 2018 group
andyrowell.net/andy_rowell/20…

and those who promoted Paula White-Cain's new book this month.
andyrowell.net/andy_rowell/20…

Photo below:
Jerry Falwell Jr. was the most notable one absent. Franklin Graham was also absent but his daughter, Jane Cissie Graham Lynch, who has attended with him in the past, was present. James and Shirley Dobson, Samuel Rodriguez, and Greg Laurie were present.
Robert Jeffress and Jack Graham were there with Paula White-Cain while Southern Baptist Convention pastors rebuked them for promoting her book.

Gregg Matte, listed as Matte Gregg, Senior Pastor of First Baptist Houston is a new participant from the SBC.
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