Scarborough: Evangelicals Giving Trump a Free Pass But Please Don’t Wrap Jesus Around It

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SCARBOROUGH: "And I’ve always said, that is the center, if you actually read the Bible and you understand the Bible. The center of Jesus’ teaching is we’ve all fallen short of the glory of God. And what’s required? What’s required is that you ask forgiveness, that you beg forgiveness, that you understand you are unworthy of God’s grace and that it is given to you only, only, as grace. And here you’ve got Donald Trump who says, 'No, I’ve never actually had to ask for forgiveness. I’ve never had to pray for forgiveness. No, I can’t really think of any reason why — that’s just not who I am, asking God for forgiveness.' So these evangelicals not only claim they’re evangelicals, they certainly aren’t evangelicals — they certainly aren’t the evangelicals I grew up with at First Baptist Church in Chamblee or Meridian, Mississippi, or in Pensacola, Florida. They’re giving this guy a complete free pass, and they can do that, but, please, don’t wrap Jesus around it, because Jesus has got nothing to do with this."