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 Donald
Trump King and Savior
This year was a great opportunity for Reince Priebus and the
Republican National Committee to send a holiday message
proclaiming Donald Trump as the new King and Savior who
would offer the promise of salvation to all mankind.
The whole text of the message is as follows:
“Over two millennia ago, a new hope was born into the world,
a Savior who would offer the promise of salvation to all
mankind. Just as the three wise men did on that night, this
Christmas heralds a time to celebrate the good news of a new
King.”
The last six words of the message “good news of a new King”
most certainly refers to Trump. |
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 Come
On Now Reince
Unbelievable that his new Chief of Staff would release a
statement of such magnitude. For much of the country,
arguably over half based on the popular vote, Trump is seen
as a liar, a cheat, and overall a disgusting example of a
human being. Yet Priebus decided to compare Trump to Jesus
Christ, which does not say much for the savior of the
Christians, since we know what kind of a man Trump
is.
This aside, let’s take a look at what seems reasonable for a
press statement around the holidays. Here’s something nobody
has ever thought of before….what about simply Happy
Holidays. This covers all of the holidays of this season
including but not limited to, Christmas, Kwanzaa, and
Hanukkah. This would have made sense. A nice message
catering to all people and all beliefs. |
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Even Worse
Then the RNC communications director and incoming White
House Press Secretary Sean Spicer made things even worse
when he tweeted, “Christ is the King. He was born today so
we could be saved. Its sad & disappointing you are
politicizing such a holy day.”
Hey Sean, Christ is NOT the King for a good percentage of
the U.S. population and, who exactly are you referring to
when you say “so we could be saved”? Your message has a very
strong Christian message, obviously, which is inappropriate
for someone in your position. As the press secretary you
should be taking a much more secular approach to your
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 Precursor
This is but a taste of things to come in the next four
years. The new administration is going to be very Christian
and pretty scary to say the least.
Take for example, Rick Perry, the incoming Secretary of
Energy who has publicly stated “those who do not accept
Jesus as their Savior will go to hell”.
And Mike
Pence, the vice-president, who describes himself as "a
Christian, a conservative, and a Republican, in that
order."
And then there’s the next Secretary of Housing and Urban
Development, Ben Carson, whose extreme Christian views
control his ability to be rational.
He does not believe in evolution. Carson said Darwin's
theory of evolution "was encouraged by the adversary and it
has become what is scientifically, politically correct";
with 'the adversary' being interpreted as a reference to
Satan.
Carson also labeled the theory of the Big Bang as
"ridiculous", saying, "Here you have all these highfalutin
scientists and they’re saying it was this gigantic explosion
and everything came into perfect order ... I mean, you want
to talk about fairy tales, that is amazing."
In 2014, Carson rejected the validity of carbon dating, as
it "really doesn't mean anything to a God who has the
ability to create anything at any point in time". Carson
further argued against evolution, stating his disbelief in
the possibility of the "complexity of the human brain"
arising "from a slime pit full of promiscuous biochemicals".
The list goes on, with other members of the Trump team using
religion as a basis for their thinking, and for their policy
decisions. |
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