In a 2009 sermon, Jeffress expounded on his bigotry, saying: “Not only do religions like Mormonism, Islam, Judaism, Hinduism, not only do they lead people away from the true God, they lead people to an eternity of separation from God in hell. You know, Jesus was very clear. Hell is not only going to be populated by murderers and drug dealers and child abusers. Hell is going to be filled with good religious people who have rejected the truth of Christ.”

For his part, Trump is obviously drawn to Jeffress thanks to the pastor’s ardent support. In September he claimed that impeaching Trump would lead to a “Civil War-like fracture,” and earlier this year he made it known that evangelicals who don’t support the president are “spineless morons.”

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