Created on: 27th November 2017

I watched the Archbishop of Canterbury in disbelief, when he said that he does not understand why fundamentalist Christians in the US supporting Donald Trump.

The Most Rev Justin Welby said he "really genuinely" had no explanation for how the US President has secured such a significant support base amongst church-goers.

Perhaps he had missed the fact that there was a prophecy many years ago that Donald Trump would become the next President, who would lift America both financial and spiritually, or the fact that the White House has regular Bible study sessions every week, or that Evangelical Christians have unprecedented access to President Donald Trump’s White House and are “on speed dial” with the administration.

Questioned on why he believed the President received support from fundamentalist Christians in the US, he replied: "There's two things going through my mind: do I say what I think, or do I say what I should say?

"And I'm going to say what I think. No I don't understand it. I really genuinely do not understand where that is coming from."

However, he conceded that he would attend the official state dinner he has traditionally been invited to if the US President came to the UK on an official visit.

When asked about the resignation of Tim Farron the ex Liberal Leader, who resigned, saying: "To be a political leader - especially of a progressive, liberal party in 2017 - and to live as a committed Christian, to hold faithfully to the Bible's teaching, has felt impossible for me."

The Archbishop instead of commending him for standing on his Christian principles, said it was his own personal decision.

There is a spiritual vacuum in this Country, where most Church leaders are worried that they may offend someone or say the wrong thing, which also applies to our MPs. When are we going to see leaders with a backbone, who stand on the word of God, whatever the consequences, who follow Jesus, who never worried about offending anyone, becuase He was doing His Fathers will.

Posted by Amanda Hopkins