These Christians have big problems with Trump’s 'spiritual adviser' — here's why

President Donald Trump has issued countless executive orders after returning to the White House, one of which created a "Task Force to Eradicate Anti-Christian Bias."

Trump announced that executive order on February 6, declaring, "While I am in the White House, we will protect Christians in our schools, in our military, in our government, in our workplaces, hospitals, and in our public squares. And we will bring our countries back together as one nation under God, with liberty and justice for all."

As part of that effort, Trump picked evangelical preacher Paula White to head his "White House faith office." But as The Guardian's Adam Gabbatt notes in an article published on April 5, White is a very controversial figure within Christianity.

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White is a major proponent of "the prosperity gospel," which claims that God blesses the rich with affluence because they are righteous and punishes the poor with poverty because they are unrighteous. And White's critics often point out that Matthew 19:24 in The New Testament quotes Jesus Christ as saying, "It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of God."

In March, Jon Root, a far-right Trump supporter, told NOTUS: 'Anybody that you know holds true to strong biblical conviction and discernment wouldn’t be involved with Paula White. She’s 100 percent a false teacher.”

But the prosperity gospel isn't the only reason White is controversial.

"Other questions about White relate to her beliefs and statements on issues including race and immigration," Gabbatt explains. "The Grio reported that White had particular animus for the Black Lives Matter movement, and said in a 2020 speech: 'Christ's likeness is not found in my gender, it is not found in my culture, it is not found in my ethnicity, it is not found in KKK, it is not found in Antifa, and it is not found in Black Lives Matter — all of which are anti-Christ, and even terrorist organizations."

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Gabbatt notes that White also draws criticism for her money-making schemes, including offering "seven supernational blessings" for $1000 recently.

"From questionable financial accounting, to strident views on protests against the killings of young Black men, to a disdain for immigrants," Gabbatt observes, "it seems White could be a perfect match for Trump.

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Read The Guardian's full article at this link.