Hometown Paper Blasts Trump’s Hiring Of Paula White: She “Uses Religion As A Weapon To Frighten Believers”

From the editorial board of the Orlando Sentinel:

We’re particularly appalled — though not surprised — by the appointment of Paula White. Not because she’s a conservative but because of her naked use of religion as a weapon. She’s trying to frighten believers with apocalyptic consequences if they don’t get in line behind this president.

Unfortunately, the national attention on these self-promoting evangelical opportunists risks overshadowing the selfless work of Christian churches and missions that help people who are hungry, poor, sick and homeless. Evangelical leaders — some of them, anyway — exploit elements of religion not to further the cause of faith but to achieve a political end.

It’s not hard to figure out why: Paula White and her kind will never be more visible or relevant in politics than they are with Donald Trump in office. That’s why they go about the cynical work of weaponizing religion, in contrast to the many Christians who quietly go about the hard work of growing their faith and using it to aid the afflicted.