Robert James Jeffress Jr. (/ˈdʒɛfrəs/; born November 29, 1955) is an American Southern Baptist pastor, author, radio host, and televangelist.

He is the senior pastor of the 14,000-member[2] First Baptist Church, a megachurch in Dallas, Texas,[3] and is a Fox News Contributor.

He opposes same-sex marriage and LGBT rights, and has repeatedly targeted homosexuality in his sermons, saying that gay individuals are "filthy", "degrading ... beyond description", and "so much more prone to disease".

[1] In 1986, Jeffress was a contestant on the syndicated nighttime edition of the popular game show Card Sharks, hosted by Bill Rafferty, winning $4,550 over four days.

[14] On January 20, 2017, Jeffress preached the sermon at a private service at St. John's Episcopal Church, attended by President-elect Donald Trump the day before his inauguration.

In a 2008 sermon entitled "Gay Is Not OK,"[22] Jeffress quoted Romans 1:27, saying that "the males likewise gave up natural relations with females and burned with lust for one another.

"[24] After the church shooting in Charleston in June 2015, Jeffress was on Fox News and referred to the attack as "pure, unadulterated evil.

"[27][28] In a sermon in August 2010, Jeffress said that Muhammad and Islam promoted pedophilia, referring to Aisha's age at marriage.

[31] In another interview the same year, he said, "Mormonism is wrong, it is a heresy from the pit of Hell; Judaism, you can't be saved being a Jew, you know who said that by the way, the three greatest Jews in the New Testament, Peter, Paul, and Jesus Christ, they all said Judaism won't do it, it's faith in Jesus Christ.

Jeffress also declared that Christians who would not vote for or support Trump as the Republican nominee were "fools" and "motivated by pride rather than principle.

"[48][49] In March 2018, Jeffress appeared as a Fox News contributor to discuss allegations that Donald Trump had an affair with a former adult film star Stormy Daniels, saying, "Even if it's proven to be true, it doesn't matter."

[50] In September 2019, after the impeachment inquiry into Trump had been announced, Jeffress declared on Fox News: "I have never seen the Evangelical Christians more angry over any issue than this attempt to illegitimately remove this President from office...

If the Democrats are successful in removing the President from office, it will cause a Civil War-like fracture in this nation from which our country will never heal.