Donald Trump is a born-again Christian. Of all the things I didn't expect to hear about Trump, that's in my top 3. It appears that brother Donald has had serious discussions with many (over 1,000) Evangelical leaders on the subject of religion and, more specifically, Christianity. One man in particular, Dr. James C. Dobson has had personal interactions with Trump about the subject, and feels that Donald has a much softer side to him. Dr. Dobson testified that Trump has accepted Christ and personally knows the individual that brought Trump to Christ.
Now, Christians are less likely to lie, especially when there is no personal or evangelical benefit to themselves, so testimonies such as these seem genuine. What does not seem genuine is Trump's public-facing character. It seems as thought he blurts out whatever he thinks will get the vote, all-the-while alienating those whose culture he is using to gain the vote. While Dr. Dobson has labeled him as a "baby Christian," brother Trump has a long way to go to meet up with the demands of true Christianity.
"Brother" Trump - ha-ha! I like it! I'm personally glad to hear that Trump has "come to Jesus." Even if it was to win a vote, he at least had to use some critical thinking while considering what he was being told and whether Jesus Christ is real.
ReplyDeleteLove your reference to "brother Trump". His 90 degree turn towards Christianity was calculated and expected. Seven out of ten Christian American's lean towards the republican party. This is a block of voters that is mandatory for him to capture if he were to have any chance of winning the presidency.
ReplyDeleteIt is things like this that make me think that some of these candidates thing that we, regardless of the party or beliefs, are not very smart and don't see through the BS. It shows how important that group of voters is to this election for him.
ReplyDeleteI don't think when he blurts out things from a christian standpoint without exemplifying christianity that i necessarily alienates himself from them-- I do consider it evidence of his incompetence which contradicts the claim that he has met with many evangelical leaders. One would think that so much interaction with leaders of their stature would make someone a little more competent.
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