Max Lucado says he was not consulted to be in Anti-Trump Ad

Best-selling Christian author and preacher Max Lucado said that the progressive Christian group Faith in Public Life (FPL) did not consult him about featuring some of his statements criticizing Donald Trump in an advertisement.

Lucado denounced Trump's behavior in an interview with National Public Radio (NPR) last March. FPL featured excerpts of the interview in an anti-Trump video titled "Lucado."

"I would not have said anything about Mr. Trump if he didn't call himself a Christian. Here's a man who holds up a Bible one day and calls a lady 'bimbo' the next," the preacher said in the video.

A spokesman for Lucado told The Christian Post (CP) that the preacher was not consulted by FPL about the video.

In a Facebook message posted on Tuesday, Lucado cautioned his readers that his comments are being used by some groups without his approval.

"Certain groups are using my words in political ads without my permission. Please do not take what I've said as an endorsement of any candidate. I hope you will pray and vote!" he said.

FPL executive director Rev. Jennifer Butler said in an interview with CP that the organization simply took what was available in the public domain when it included Lucado's remarks in the advertisement.

Butler, who is also a Presbyterian minister, said that the advertisement featuring Lucado's statements against Trump was well received by the evangelicals.

"Evangelicals are his biggest audience and in looking at his popularity among evangelicals, that was certainly important," she said.

The minister noted that Christians are conflicted between Trump and Hillary Clinton in the coming elections. She said that the organization was merely pointing out that Trump's character is not consistent with Christian values, adding that the Republican candidate has demeaned women, immigrants and several others.

Butler stressed that Christians have other options than voting for Trump. She said that they can either vote for Clinton, a third-party candidate or just stay at home.