August 3, 2016|7:57 am

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Biblical theologian Wayne Grudem declared that the free market was the only way to defeat world poverty at the Family Research Council in Washington, DC

Several notable Christian and conservative commentators are pushing back against renowned theologian Wayne Grudem, whose 5,300-word defense of Donald Trump has gone viral, with some saying the move justifies a “wicked deed.”

Because of the theological weight Grudem carries in the evangelical world — he is a professor of theology and biblical studies at Phoenix Seminary and served as the general editor of the English Standard Version Study Bible — some see this as particularly egregious in light of the Republican presidential nominee’s public mockery of a Muslim family whose son was killed in combat in Iraq.

Responses have been numerous and strongly-worded.

In an interview Tuesday with The Christian Post, Ethics and Public Policy Center