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On Monday, economist Larry Kudlow, who was instrumental in crafting Donald Trump's economic plan, made remarks on CNBC that seemed to indicate he might choose Hillary Clinton over Trump, pointing out of Trump, "He's so negative." Kudlow also chastised Trump for the "vile remarks" from the infamous "p***y" tape.

Kudlow stated: "If he continues to drop into these rabbit holes, I will write in Mike Pence ... I hope Mr. Trump gets his act together." He dismissed Trump's excuse that his lewd comments were typical locker-room banter, stating bluntly, "I've been in a bunch of locker rooms. You might see a pretty woman and say something nice about it. But this other stuff is beyond the pale."

Beck, the former extremely popular Fox News host who left the conservative network in 2011 to establish The Blaze, a right-wing multi-media platform, took to Facebook Monday to say that Trump is "an immoral man who is absent decency or dignity" and that "if the consequence of standing against Trump and for principles is indeed the election of Hillary Clinton, so be it."

Increasingly, moderate and conservative Christian women are speaking out about Trump's brand of misogyny and divisiveness, and condemning support for the nominee or silence about him from male evangelicals.

"When Christian women like Beth Moore choose to publicly speak about their own experience with sexual assault, it signals to me that they do not feel heard or understood by fellow Christian leaders who continue to support Trump," Katelyn Beaty told me. Beaty, until recently the print managing editor of Christianity Today, the country's largest evangelical Christian publication, is the author of A Woman's Place: A Christian Vision for Your Calling in the Office, the Home, and the World. "Moore and others are saying to their fellow leaders, the one-in-six statistic"--of women who have experienced sexual assault--"includes me. When will you believe me and stand up for me?"

Beth Moore wasn't alone in her condemnation of Trump. Her comments sent ripples around the evangelical world and were seconded by Christian mega-speaker and author Christine Caine. Sara Groves, the Dove Award-nominated Christian artist, told me, "Someone like Beth can go a long way in helping Evangelicals recognize these major blind spots."

Groves herself was impacted by Trump's remarks. "When I first heard the tape, I was shocked, and a bit surprised at how deeply it hit me," she said. "I immediately thought of my own experiences, and of friends who have experienced much worse."

Dr. Russell Moore--head of the Southern Baptist Convention's Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission and a leading conservative Christian voice against Trump--says he is hearing privately from women like Groves and Moore all the time.

"I have heard from many, many evangelical women who are horrified by Christian leaders ignoring this as an issue," Moore told me. He says these women leaders have "spent their entire life teaching girls to find their identity in Christ and not in an American culture that sexualizes and objectifies them"--and they are now disgusted that evangelical men are not standing up and speaking out. Nish Weiseth, popular Christian blogger and author said that when it comes to Christian men still supporting Trump, "Disappointed seems like too soft a word. It's devastating."

These women see Trump's comments not just as a gender issue but also a theological one; as Rev. Lisa Sharon Harper, Chief Church Engagement Officer for Sojourners, shared with me, "Trump's offense is not only against a gender. His assaults on women are direct assaults against the image of God on earth." Dr. Barbara Williams-Skinner, the pro-life African American Christian leader, brought it back to scripture as well, noting that evangelical leaders are failing to "stand up, as Jesus did, against every form of racism and bigotry on open display almost daily by Donald Trump."

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