Normally I wouldn't question any person's faith, certainly not politicians or even presidents, as I'm at the other end of any theological faith, but in our case with Mr. Trump who partly won his presidency by accusing and shaming his predecessor of being a Musslem, and relying almost entirely on strict Christian voters, mostly white Protestant believers, this blog sort of addresses itself to them .
A North Carolina pastor, John Pavlovitz kept insisting while preaching to his constituency ; "Stop calling Trump a Christian, he's everything Jesus stood against." While reminding us all, that Jesus lived and preached; Humility, generosity, respect,empathy, kindness, peace and sincerity, neither Mr. Trump, his family, or his appointees and advisers share any of the above .
In fact, looking at his immediate family , his daughter Ivanka switched and became Jewish and married a Jew, who serves and advises the president directly, making their kids or Mr. Trump's grand children Jewish. Both his sons are either dating or engaged to Jewish girls, and their kids as well will not be baptized or Christians.
We know by now that Trump is surely not a Musslem, as all his acts and words prove it, unless economic necessity and Wahhabi influence changes his mind, he surely during his campaign assured us all of his very favorable opinions and extreme pride about his descendents being Jews, I sincerely as well as the pastor, wonder why do we insist on calling the man a Christian . Maybe his latest wife is , coming from an ex communist country, with both Eastern Orthodox and Catholic origins, but her father was a staunch Marxist. And other than her no one else has shown any Christian religiosity or behavior .
Pastor Pavlovitz reminds us all how hypocrisy is when condemning: LGBTQ communities, women, Latinos, Musslems, entertainers, media people, adversaries, poorer casts and invalids, atheists, Democrats, where all somehow were never in play over the eight years many people spent crucifying Obama on a daily basis, but perhaps the issue was not one of religion.While most modern Christian denominations are trying their utmost to reconcile with most social transformations , and wide range socio/economical inequalities.
"Watch out for false prophets, they come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ferocious wolves, by their fruit you will recognize them." Words of Jesus cited by Pavlovitz from a passage from Matthew 5.
The North Carolina pastor calls on all of Trump's recent acts; fruit putrid and rotten and calls out to all Christians : "You can continue to support this man, but don't say you're doing it because he is a man of God, a follower of Jesus, someone striving for Christlikeness." He reminds Christians to read "Sermon on the mount." and then suggest they spend some time in reflection and prayer, before backing the man and his actions .
Funny ! but only ultra-right around the world, and Orthodox religious Israelis have openly and publicly stood up with Mr. Trump, and showed their support to all his acts of support by not even condemning their flagrant theft of private lands under their occupation, but clearing the path to further apartheid and colonial annexations .
Many Americans if not most, think nowadays in terms like ; We're damned if he is, and damned if he isn't." If Mr. Trump's inspiration into Christianity is in the hands of his senior advisor Steve Bannon and his master Evola, then the country should seriously question the force and its influence .
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Well formulated omar
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