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For those who might not recall, I want to declare that I — and many others — have been saying for years that Donald Trump’s appeal among Christians was built on a mountain of lies.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

He appealed to evangelicals among his MAGA cabal by supporting them in their spiritual journey. It all broke down the moment he was forced to speak specifically about a passage from Scripture he found particularly moving or profound.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

He failed. Every single time. There was that hilarious statement prior to the 2016 election in which Trump referred to “Two Timothy,” which is a description no one uses when referencing the New Testament book. Then he held the Bible upside down in front of a church marquee.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

He once declared he never has sought forgiveness from God.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Now comes the latest barrage of bizarre non-starters. He chided Pope Leo IXV for being “soft on crime” because the pontiff opposes the Iran war. He said he’s “not a fan” of the pope, in a statement that sort of equates the vicar of God to the world’s Catholic population to a secular political pundit.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

After a series of blog posts I published, a member of my family came down hard on me for criticizing Trump’s admission that he has groped women in their private areas. That’s quite un-Christian of him, I said. My critic said that Christianity endorses second chances, that Trump merely deserves the chance to make good on his sordid past.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

The deal breaker, though, might be the post of Trump portraying himself as Jesus Christ. He is cast in holy glow, wearing a Christ-like robe while tending to someone lying down. “Yes, I posted it,” Trump said, but added that he was portraying himself as a doctor. Wow! Did you see any sign of scrubs, or a stethoscope? Neither did I.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

Trump’s flirtation with religion has been so plainly over-cooked that it boggles my mind that anyone can take anything this idiot says seriously.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n

And, yes … there is a glimmer of good news in all of this. Many of the MAGA faithful are finally seeing through the charlatan.<\/p>\r\n\n

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