Have we forgotten the point of Christianity?

[graceandpeace]

https://sojo.net/articles/have-we-forgotten-point-christianity

A timely piece to reflect upon in light of the upcoming election.

I must confess, as I have elsewhere on the site, that the thought of Trump terrifies me. I'm really struggling right now. I know I need to love my neighbor & I know I need to pray more.

But I beg you, my Christian brothers & sisters, to join me in rejecting Trump this Tuesday. Please, reflect upon this piece, & think about how Trump has gotten to where he is. His campaign has consisted of name-calling, serial lying, racism, misogyny, xenophobia - I mean, he even mocked a disabled person. Is this who we are? Is this the person who should represent our nation to the world?

This isn't about "politics." This isn't a blanket condemnation of the GOP. For me, this is about the point of Christianity in our lives, & the path our nation takes next week. I don't see the point of Jesus if people who claim to believe can be at peace supporting a campaign full of fear & hate. I just don't understand.

Please, my fellow Christians, join me in rejecting Trump. No hate, just vote, just pray.

I will not be replying to any comments, because I'm emotionally exhausted. Peace be with us all.

 

[redleghunter]

https://sojo.net/articles/have-we-forgotten-point-christianity

A timely piece to reflect upon in light of the upcoming election.

I must confess, as I have elsewhere on the site, that the thought of Trump terrifies me. I'm really struggling right now. I know I need to love my neighbor & I know I need to pray more.

But I beg you, my Christian brothers & sisters, to join me in rejecting Trump this Tuesday. Please, reflect upon this piece, & think about how Trump has gotten to where he is. His campaign has consisted of name-calling, serial lying, racism, misogyny, xenophobia - I mean, he even mocked a disabled person. Is this who we are? Is this the person who should represent our nation to the world?

This isn't about "politics." This isn't a blanket condemnation of the GOP. For me, this is about the point of Christianity in our lives, & the path our nation takes next week. I don't see the point of Jesus if people who claim to believe can be at peace supporting a campaign full of fear & hate. I just don't understand.

Please, my fellow Christians, join me in rejecting Trump. No hate, just vote, just pray.

I will not be replying to any comments, because I'm emotionally exhausted. Peace be with us all.

May the Grace and Peace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.

To add to your comments, thou shalt not murder is at the top of the Love your neighbors list of laws.

God will judge unrepentant sinners who shed the blood of the innocent; and those who enable the shedding of innocent defenseless blood.

We should also remember that as we cast our ballots.

God Bless.

 

[seashale76]

I will be joining you in rejecting Trump. Will you also be joining me in rejecting Clinton, as well (for similar reasons)?

 

[-57]

https://sojo.net/articles/have-we-forgotten-point-christianity

A timely piece to reflect upon in light of the upcoming election.

I must confess, as I have elsewhere on the site, that the thought of Trump terrifies me. I'm really struggling right now. I know I need to love my neighbor & I know I need to pray more.

But I beg you, my Christian brothers & sisters, to join me in rejecting Trump this Tuesday. Please, reflect upon this piece, & think about how Trump has gotten to where he is. His campaign has consisted of name-calling, serial lying, racism, misogyny, xenophobia - I mean, he even mocked a disabled person. Is this who we are? Is this the person who should represent our nation to the world?

This isn't about "politics." This isn't a blanket condemnation of the GOP. For me, this is about the point of Christianity in our lives, & the path our nation takes next week. I don't see the point of Jesus if people who claim to believe can be at peace supporting a campaign full of fear & hate. I just don't understand.

Please, my fellow Christians, join me in rejecting Trump. No hate, just vote, just pray.

I will not be replying to any comments, because I'm emotionally exhausted. Peace be with us all.

I'm calling your bluff...where has Trump been a racist?

Then you call him a serial liar...and will vote for Hillary...someone who lied over and over agin about her e-mails as well as pay to play...oh, and Bengazi?

We should elect a person on the verge of being indicted?

I ask you a christian...you will vote for Clinton who is in favor of late term abortion? Will you?
Your post indicates you only watch MSNBC.

Trump terrifies you but open borders where ANYONE...including terrorist can enter into this country? Or perhaps the setting up of refuge camps of unvented Syrians...despite what is happening in Europe?

 

[Tull]

We have no great choices in this election but that has done nothing to stop the biased agenda and ideology driven hypocrisy,saying that supporting one is "Christian" and supporting the other is not is a joke

 

[SolomonVII]

Before Democrats were decrying the absolute danger of Trump as president, they were decrying how awful Rommey was.
And before that, Bush.
"Danger on the Right!!!", "Danger on the Right!!!" has been the common refrain of for as long as most of us have memories. Christian leftist sound the exact same refrain with the secular leaders of the Democratic party, only with the resound of Almighty God and his choir of angels in their back pocket to back up their fears of the awful, awful Right.

By the way, what ever happened to the little boy who cried wolf?
Does anyone remember how that story ended?

 

[SnowyMacie]

https://sojo.net/articles/have-we-forgotten-point-christianity

A timely piece to reflect upon in light of the upcoming election.

I must confess, as I have elsewhere on the site, that the thought of Trump terrifies me. I'm really struggling right now. I know I need to love my neighbor & I know I need to pray more.

But I beg you, my Christian brothers & sisters, to join me in rejecting Trump this Tuesday. Please, reflect upon this piece, & think about how Trump has gotten to where he is. His campaign has consisted of name-calling, serial lying, racism, misogyny, xenophobia - I mean, he even mocked a disabled person. Is this who we are? Is this the person who should represent our nation to the world?

This isn't about "politics." This isn't a blanket condemnation of the GOP. For me, this is about the point of Christianity in our lives, & the path our nation takes next week. I don't see the point of Jesus if people who claim to believe can be at peace supporting a campaign full of fear & hate. I just don't understand.

Please, my fellow Christians, join me in rejecting Trump. No hate, just vote, just pray.

I will not be replying to any comments, because I'm emotionally exhausted. Peace be with us all.

Agree 100%...Never Trump.

 

[SnowyMacie]

Before Democrats were decrying the absolute danger of Trump as president, they were decrying how awful Rommey was.
And before that, Bush.
"Danger on the Right!!!", "Danger on the Right!!!" has been the common refrain of for as long as most of us have memories. Christian leftist sound the exact same refrain with the secular leaders of the Democratic party, only with the resound of Almighty God and his choir of angels in their back pocket to back up their fears of the awful, awful Right.

By the way, what ever happened to the little boy who cried wolf?
Does anyone remember how that story ended?

It's also coming from the right as well, both Bushes stand with Obama, Clinton, and Carter in agreement that Trump is unfit to be President.

 

[SnowyMacie]

I will be joining you in rejecting Trump. Will you also be joining me in rejecting Clinton, as well (for similar reasons)?

Sure.

 

[CrystalDragon]

Clinton wants to set up more abortion clinics among other things. Trump is the lesser of two evils.

 

[Tull]

It's also coming from the right as well, both Bushes stand with Obama, Clinton, and Carter in agreement that Trump is unfit to be President.

That's because they are all on the same team and always have been,each one played their part in getting us to where we are and they see Trump as a blockage on the road they and their kind wish us to be on.

 

[SolomonVII]

It's also coming from the right as well, both Bushes stand with Obama, Clinton, and Carter in agreement that Trump is unfit to be President.

The Bushes have no use for Trump, and Trump has given them plenty of reasons to loathe him.

That is not a right vs left kind of issue.
As for the leftists, they have said the same thing about every Republican candidate as they are now saying about Trump.

Cry wolf much?

 

[SnowyMacie]

That's because they are all on the same team and always have been,each one played their part in getting us to where we are and they see Trump as a blockage on the road they and their kind wish us to be on.

There is no conspiracy against Trump, if you have been told that, you have been lied to. If you can to those conclusions, you have come to the wrong conclusion. I'm about as distrustful of politicians as they come, but 5 presidents never agree on anything so that catches my attention (and should catch yours) to listen and consider what they have to say.

I get wanting to vote for a political outsider and seeing the "the establishment" or whatever you want to call it as the problem, but Trump is not the fix. I don't believe for one second the GOP truly backs and supports Trump, it's just to show an appearnce of unity and the whole mentality of "our team". If Trump wins and one thing goes wrong, I could easily see someone like Paul Ryan, Kasich, or someone else having a serious challenge to for the 2020 GOP nomination.That's also not to mentiom he's no different than any other politician; him and Hillary have the exact same smear ad running right now here in Texas, the only real difference is who it is aimed towards. He's also motivated by the same desire of power and personal fame, etc.

 

[SnowyMacie]

The Bushes have no use for Trump, and Trump has given them plenty of reasons to loathe him.

That is not a right vs left kind of issue.
As for the leftists, they have said the same thing about every Republican candidate as they are now saying about Trump.

Cry wolf much?

I'm not a leftist and know people people from all over the political spectrum that loathe Trump as well. There is a reason that Trump holds the smallest lead in strong GOP state, Texas by the smallest margin since Bill Clinton was in office.

 

[yeshuaslavejeff]

This IS politics.

The whole country has been deceived for a century or longer.

It will not matter who you vote for - this has been widely televised this year more than any other year, FINALLY ! (It has been known for a century)

name-calling, serial lying, racism, misogyny, xenophobia - I mean, he even mocked a disabled person. Is this who we are? Is this the person who should represent our nation to the world?

 

[SolomonVII]

I'm not a leftist and know people people from all over the political spectrum that loathe Trump as well. There is a reason that Trump holds the smallest lead in strong GOP state, Texas by the smallest margin since Bill Clinton was in office.

The Never Trump movement is a right wing phenomena. It is built on the fact that many conservatives are motivated by principles rather than power, and are not mindlessly partisan.

That is simply not true for many on the left. For the left in general, the story line remains the same no matter what.

Ergo my former comment as a response to the OP:

Before Democrats were decrying the absolute danger of Trump as president, they were decrying how awful Rommey was.
And before that, Bush.
"Danger on the Right!!!", "Danger on the Right!!!" has been the common refrain of for as long as most of us have memories. Christian leftists sound the exact same refrain with the secular leaders of the Democratic party, only with the resound of Almighty God and his choir of angels in their back pocket to back up their fears of the awful, awful Right.

 

[Job8]

I must confess, as I have elsewhere on the site, that the thought of Trump terrifies me. I'm really struggling right now. I know I need to love my neighbor & I know I need to pray more.

Looks like you have swallowed the left-liberal progressive agenda hook, line and sinker. There is absolutely nothing in Trump's platform that should terrify anyone (other than lawbreakers and evildoers). On the other hand, the world should be terrified of an irresponsible, reckless, arrogant criminal to take the highest office in the land.

 

[Job8]

The Never Trump movement is a right wing phenomena. It is built on the fact that many conservatives are motivated by principles rather than power, and are not mindlessly partisan.

Motivated by self-preservation, self-aggrandizement and power-hunger would be more accurate. Had they been motivated by principles, Mr. Obama would have already been impeached.

 

[SolomonVII]

Motivated by self-preservation, self-aggrandizement and power-hunger would be more accurate. Had they been motivated by principles, Mr. Obama would have already been impeached.

Well, it wouldn't describe Mona Charen or Ben Shapiro, or several others of the Never Trump conservatives that I had in mind when describing a right wing phenomena motivated by principles.

Impeachment of Obama is a completely different issue, and for the Senate to have done so would likely have required magic rather than principles.

 

[MoonlessNight]

Before Democrats were decrying the absolute danger of Trump as president, they were decrying how awful Rommey was.
And before that, Bush.
"Danger on the Right!!!", "Danger on the Right!!!" has been the common refrain of for as long as most of us have memories. Christian leftist sound the exact same refrain with the secular leaders of the Democratic party, only with the resound of Almighty God and his choir of angels in their back pocket to back up their fears of the awful, awful Right.

By the way, what ever happened to the little boy who cried wolf?
Does anyone remember how that story ended?

My favorite part of this is how they continue to trot out the idea that a vote for Trump is a vote for war.... while Clinton continually seeks conflict with Syria and possibly Russia, and after Obama got involved in several conflicts of his own.

There's no connection between the rhetoric and reality.

But, to be fair, there doesn't have to be a connection for some people to be swayed by it.