Robert Jeffress

Capital punishment is commanded by God in Genesis 9:6 to remind people of the sanctity of human life,

• Jeffress said
  Newsweeknewsweek.com/trump/pastor…Oct 10, 21:27

I don’t want some meek and mild leader or somebody who’s going to turn the other cheek. I’ve said I want the meanest, toughest SOB I can find to protect this nation. And so that’s why Trump’s tone doesn’t bother me.”

• In an NPR interview in 2016, Jeffress explained
  The Atlantictheatlantic.com/ideas/2026…Jun 10, 11:00

What the president said was absolutely correct,

• Jeffress told the Religion News Service in mid-April
  The Independentindependent.co.uk/news/world…May 10, 14:37

He may not be as good with the Bible as some of them. He may not have read the Bible as much as some of them. In fact, he may not have ever read the Bible, but he will be a much stronger messenger for us and he will get things done that no other man has the ability to get done.”

• At one point on Tuesday he recalled how, when he ran for president a decade ago, the southern Baptist pastor Robert Jeffress offered this frank assessment of him
  Guardiantheguardian.com/us/news…Feb 5, 19:17