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Texas-based televangelist Kenneth Copeland has made no secret of his support for Republican nominee Donald Trump in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. But apparently even his rhetoric has limits. Copeland tried to rally his followers in a television program posted online on 9 October 2016 by telling them they would be held seriously — seriously — to account by God if they did not vote in the upcoming election: The fake news site Newslo (under their politicops.com domain) accurately quoted Copeland as saying non-voters would be guilty of murder, but then (as Newslo does with all their news) they turned his fear-mongering up several notches, falsely attributing the following fabricated remarks to him: Copeland actually said nothing like that on the program. But he did gripe about the possibility of another eight years of Hillary Clinton and dismissed the concept of separation of church and state: Trump's campaign announced on 21 June 2016 that Copeland and his wife Gloria were part of his evangelical executive advisory board, which would counsel the former reality TV host regarding issues important to conservative Christians. The move represented a shift on the part of Copeland, who had said five months earlier that Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) was called and anointed by God to be the next U.S. president. Even if Copeland himself did not actually talk about a civil war if Trump loses, supporters of the GOP nominee have broached the possibility of some form of civil disobedience in that event, both at campaign rallies and in interviews. Trump has complained throughout his campaign that this election is rigged and has encouraged supporters to act as unlicensed election verifiers.
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