In a first for his evangelical advisory council, New York City megachurch pastor A.R. Bernard announced Friday that he had stepped down from the unofficial board of evangelical advisers to Trump. https://t.co/mrqbOSJKFG — Pastor Mark Burns (@pastormarkburns) August 18, 2017However, Chicago-area megachurch pastor James MacDonald reminded his followers that he resigned after the Access Hollywood tapes were published during Trump’s campaign. Several evangelical leaders spoke out against racism from their pulpits on Sunday, but fewer have directed criticism toward Trump specifically. The two brothers seemed split during the election, with Jerry Falwell Jr. becoming one of Trump’s earliest evangelical leaders to support him.

Source: Washington Post August 19, 2017 00:53 UTC