tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8637125351921336084.post6506721207733691867..comments2024-03-19T00:26:30.753-07:00Comments on The Jesus Blog: Is Donald Trump a Christian?Anthony Le Donnehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01282792648606976883noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8637125351921336084.post-3881786604467461912016-12-20T22:28:50.712-08:002016-12-20T22:28:50.712-08:00Yes he is a Christian as my sister is a car. She w...Yes he is a Christian as my sister is a car. She was born in a garage😂😆😭🙋Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8637125351921336084.post-29983567942402732482016-03-05T11:41:02.251-08:002016-03-05T11:41:02.251-08:00nice post, thanks for sharing....nice post, thanks for sharing....obat perangsang wanitahttp://www.jualanobatperangsang.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8637125351921336084.post-38911162523421517962016-02-29T00:02:26.451-08:002016-02-29T00:02:26.451-08:00The interesting thing here is Ted Cruz. The Cuban...The interesting thing here is Ted Cruz. The Cuban Irish Hispanic. Who has almost convinced white conservatives that they are true kin.<br /><br />Can ideology replace ethnicity as the chief secondary power structure in America? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8637125351921336084.post-37809046091876661832016-02-28T08:56:43.419-08:002016-02-28T08:56:43.419-08:00I am stumped by one thing in your essay - the fact...I am stumped by one thing in your essay - the fact that he admits he has never repented or asked for forgiveness. That, to me, is the essence of becoming a Christian. That is what it is to be a Christian. How can he claim to be a Christian without first acknowledging the need for a Savior? Does not compute. DonJuanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10656673327635300226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8637125351921336084.post-28280686613770786802016-02-27T15:04:34.826-08:002016-02-27T15:04:34.826-08:00Arrogant, brash, selfish, unforgiving, lover of mo...Arrogant, brash, selfish, unforgiving, lover of money ... Ferdiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05256970442344390831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8637125351921336084.post-56560036580170483872016-02-27T09:16:22.743-08:002016-02-27T09:16:22.743-08:00Exactly. "When Mexico sends its people" ...Exactly. "When Mexico sends its people" is the key phrase. How he can believe (if it's not just campaign bluster) that illegal immigrants are sent by their government and that a large proportion of them are criminals is beyond me (maybe he got it mixed up with the Cuban situation?), but it was clearly these people he was talking about, not Mexican Americans in general.Mike Grondinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11488296481232433553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8637125351921336084.post-38976564627445823112016-02-27T07:56:37.572-08:002016-02-27T07:56:37.572-08:00Donald Trump's words: “When Mexico sends its p...Donald Trump's words: “When Mexico sends its people, they’re not sending their best. They’re not sending you. They’re not sending you. They’re sending people that have lots of problems, and they’re bringing those problems with us. They’re bringing drugs. They’re bringing crime. They’re rapists. And some, I assume, are good people.”Anthony Le Donnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01282792648606976883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8637125351921336084.post-38217866576473267532016-02-27T02:02:24.889-08:002016-02-27T02:02:24.889-08:00Once you see The Son of Man -or that is to say, mo...Once you see The Son of Man -or that is to say, mortals - rule the earth, then low, all-too-human politics becomes a popular obsession. And presidential campaigns become gong shows. Though fairly soon, a more elevated politic - like socialism, which finds value and dignity even in mere men-should emerge.<br /><br />Meaning Bernie Sanders, of course.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8637125351921336084.post-38423474746953702812016-02-26T22:05:27.272-08:002016-02-26T22:05:27.272-08:00"... he called most Mexican Americans rapists..."... he called most Mexican Americans rapists ..."<br />Check the quote and the context, Anthony. I know he continually goes overboard, but I don't think this particular charge is accurate.Mike Grondinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11488296481232433553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8637125351921336084.post-87017014757331594652016-02-26T14:40:51.299-08:002016-02-26T14:40:51.299-08:00I think that the problem is that all people who sa...I think that the problem is that all people who say that they are Christian or Conservative or Liberal or whatever are claiming to represent that group, even if they have no official status. They are seen by the people around them as representing whatever it is that they say they represent. Some people do it well and others do it badly. If the people around them only know bad representatives of the group, they get the wrong impression. Trump does an exceptionally bad job of representing what most Christians and official representatives of the faith believe Christianity to be. Unfortunately, the opponents of Christianity are much more likely to believe Trump's version, because it is soooo much easier to discredit. :-(Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8637125351921336084.post-35568043127386660592016-02-26T13:55:57.952-08:002016-02-26T13:55:57.952-08:00Guns tho...how is that Christian? I am confused.Guns tho...how is that Christian? I am confused.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8637125351921336084.post-2756028379234639512016-02-26T06:57:15.810-08:002016-02-26T06:57:15.810-08:00Christianity has become the hubris of what a polit...Christianity has become the hubris of what a political candidate thinks is best for America. That is combined with the anxiety dulling apocalyptic hope that Christ opens heaven's doors, the assurance provided by a psychic moment. Then there is church Christianity of the hope of heaven and the inspiration for good works. And very occasionally Christianity has been awareness of what Jesus said or did to foster cultural revolution, something like the last will walk in the shoes of the first, and the first will walk in the shoes of the last - how ironic that the only candidate suggesting anything close to this is Jewish. <br /><br />Gene Stecher<br />Chambersburg, Pa.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8637125351921336084.post-91372871711595808062016-02-26T04:43:57.607-08:002016-02-26T04:43:57.607-08:00Hard to disagree with anything you write here, Lar...Hard to disagree with anything you write here, Larry, save one thing. Christianity cannot speak out. Only Christians can speak out.<br />-anthonyAnthony Le Donnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01282792648606976883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8637125351921336084.post-72348030483592070612016-02-26T04:39:58.441-08:002016-02-26T04:39:58.441-08:00Yuge disappointment!Yuge disappointment!Anthony Le Donnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01282792648606976883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8637125351921336084.post-3186248946837899712016-02-26T04:16:13.527-08:002016-02-26T04:16:13.527-08:00I'm not sure that after Bourdieu, we really ca...I'm not sure that after Bourdieu, we really can distinguish absolutely between Identity and Representation. Though I suppose we could accept your framework now and then,for purposes of discussion. <br /><br />In more ordinary language: right now, in the Primary, the Republican candidates are seeking to appear very, very Christian. In order to appeal to the regular voters, or the "base," of their party. <br /><br />This might seem unlikely of success at first. Since Trump famously wants to build walls between America and other countries. And the Pope, speaking in general terms, just stood at the US and Mexico border, speaking against walls. Condemning them as unchristian.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8637125351921336084.post-35860078810177494332016-02-26T01:19:40.890-08:002016-02-26T01:19:40.890-08:00Donald Trump is bigger than Jesus. He has even tak...Donald Trump is bigger than Jesus. He has even taken over the Jesus blog. Disappointing. Peter M. Headhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03379103292621457026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8637125351921336084.post-15539827316243214312016-02-25T23:08:32.708-08:002016-02-25T23:08:32.708-08:00Great post!
My reaction to what you've writte...Great post!<br /><br />My reaction to what you've written begins with a political reality: the present-day Republican establishment includes prominent figures in the American conservative evangelical movement, and this movement is a powerful voting block in American politics. We might also include American Mormons, and a growing block of American Catholics, within this voting block. Even if these Christians are not necessarily comfortable with each other religiously, they do seem happy to join together politically. <br /><br />I've long felt there is a danger in too vigorous a mix of religion and politics. The danger I see is not so much to politics as to religion. The problem is when the political values espoused by "religious" candidates become seen as religious values. I've witnessed how political ideas such as fiscal conservatism, the right to own guns and the denial of civil rights to LGBTQ people have become confused in the public mind (by Christians and non-Christians alike) with religion in general, and Christianity in particular. This process can create a kind of political-religious narcissism: the things that Christians seek politically become Christian values simply because it is Christians who seek them. <br /><br />We now have candidate Trump, who claims to be a Christian, and promises Christians that they will be winners again if he is elected President. I think this business of "winning" is a perversion of Christianity, which has never been a celebration of winning, but has instead been devoted to "the least of these," to the last being first. I'd be happy if what was "winning" were the core Christian values of compassion, humility, repentance and forgiveness. But Trump expressly rejects these values. What Trump seeks is that Christians "win," regardless of the values they bring to victory with them. <br /><br />If we put to one side this business of "winning," Trump's platform is devoid of any evident Christianity, as you have ably pointed out. I think this triggers a Christian responsibility to speak out, because American Christianity has allowed itself to be so closely associated with Republican politics. Unless American Christianity speaks out powerfully against Trump, we risk confusion between Trump's values, Christianity's values and the values of religion as a whole. This would be a disaster for all people of faith.<br /><br />If Christians sought Jews to participate in a ringing religious denunciation of Trump, I think you'll find plenty of us eager to join in.Larryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14778209150227808697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8637125351921336084.post-82555009655753280942016-02-25T20:37:55.715-08:002016-02-25T20:37:55.715-08:00Thanks for making this post. I was looking for it...Thanks for making this post. I was looking for it for too long of a time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com