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Trump Pledges to Make God Great Again

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At a campaign rally at Jerry Falwell's Christian Liberty University yesterday....


Trump Pledges to Make God Great Again

Lynchburg, Va. — Evangelicals weren’t supposed to like Donald Trump. He’s boasted about never asking God for forgiveness, exhibited total Biblical illiteracy, and had as many wives as an Old Testament patriarch.

But none of that matters. When the billionaire mogul spoke at Liberty University this morning, he got a rapturous welcome that showed just how much Evangelicals love him—and why. The obsequiously warm reception he received may upend conventional wisdom about what conservative Christians want from their presidential candidates. And that’s great news for Trump.

Fox News morning programming warmed up the 11,000-strong crowd, and then the university’s hipster Christian worship band led students in song.

“We worship you today because you’re the great celebrity in this place,” prayed David Nasser, the school’s senior vice president for spiritual development, addressing God.

The boisterous crowd—some of whom woke up at 3:30 a.m. to get good seats—proceeded to worship Trump.

Trump’s performance certainly drew some sneers, especially when an attempt to pander fell flat after Trump mispronounced a Biblical reference as “Two Corinthians” instead of “Second Corinthians.” But despite that, his overwhelmingly warm reception confirms that he’s just as competitive as any other Republican among Evangelical Christian voters.
Trump Pledges to Make God Great Again - The Daily Beast
Donald Trump: 'I have a great relationship with God' - CNNPolitics.com

…and sure to have said……. “I have a great relationship with Him… and have employed Him Thousands of times… don’t ya just love Him…….”
Of course speaking of the Christian God as opposed to the God of Islam…..

And IMO has some serious mental and reality problems making him more a "loose cannon" and less than stable and qualified candidate for the Presidency
 
imyoda said:
At a campaign rally at Jerry Falwell's Christian Liberty University yesterday....


Trump Pledges to Make God Great Again

Lynchburg, Va. — Evangelicals weren’t supposed to like Donald Trump. He’s boasted about never asking God for forgiveness, exhibited total Biblical illiteracy, and had as many wives as an Old Testament patriarch.

But none of that matters. When the billionaire mogul spoke at Liberty University this morning, he got a rapturous welcome that showed just how much Evangelicals love him—and why. The obsequiously warm reception he received may upend conventional wisdom about what conservative Christians want from their presidential candidates. And that’s great news for Trump.

Fox News morning programming warmed up the 11,000-strong crowd, and then the university’s hipster Christian worship band led students in song.

“We worship you today because you’re the great celebrity in this place,” prayed David Nasser, the school’s senior vice president for spiritual development, addressing God.

The boisterous crowd—some of whom woke up at 3:30 a.m. to get good seats—proceeded to worship Trump.

Trump’s performance certainly drew some sneers, especially when an attempt to pander fell flat after Trump mispronounced a Biblical reference as “Two Corinthians” instead of “Second Corinthians.” But despite that, his overwhelmingly warm reception confirms that he’s just as competitive as any other Republican among Evangelical Christian voters.
Trump Pledges to Make God Great Again - The Daily Beast
Donald Trump: 'I have a great relationship with God' - CNNPolitics.com

…and sure to have said……. “I have a great relationship with Him… and have employed Him Thousands of times… don’t ya just love Him…….”
Of course speaking of the Christian God as opposed to the God of Islam…..

And IMO has some serious mental and reality problems making him more a "loose cannon" and less than stable and qualified candidate for the Presidency
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The next thing you know, he will be commanding the tide to yield.
 
I thought god was great, what does he need help from Trump for?
 
The difference between Donald Trump and God is that God doesn't think he's Donald Trump. Trump's "employed" God? Could that ego be any more out of control?
 
joG said:
The next thing you know, he will be commanding the tide to yield.
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.....and we all know of his claims to have made a deal with God to be able to walk on water.............
 
joG said:
The next thing you know, he will be commanding the tide to yield.
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Obama did. The waters were going to recede. The waters just didn't listen. Stupid waters.
 
Oh good, because we need more of this nonsense in politics... :roll:
 
RULE NUMBER ONE: Never underestimate an opponent.

RULE NUMBER TWO: Never forget about Rule #1.

Trump is a clown...but he is a clown who is doing all the right things to get to where he wants to go.

An agnostic prayer:

God, if you are there, please wake everybody up before it is too late.
 
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A neuroscientist explains: Trump has a mental disorder that makes him a dangerous world leader
A neuroscientist explains: Trump has a mental disorder that makes him a dangerous world leader

A”… Donald Trump is a “textbook” narcissist… puts(ing) Trump in the same category as a number of infamous dictators like Muammar Gaddafi, Napoleon Bonaparte, and Saddam Hussein… when a narcissist is given immense power over people’s lives, they can behave much differently … we must ask ourselves, if elected president would Donald Trump act on the behalf of the will of the people, or would he behave more like a dictator—silencing any dissenting voices, perpetually refusing to compromise, and being oppressive to certain groups
…narcissistic personality disorder is “a mental disorder in which people have an inflated sense of their own importance, a deep need for admiration and a lack of empathy for others…To be fair, it is certainly true that all narcissists are not terrible people… .(but) it is also the trait that makes him potentially dangerous as a political leader….

…position of President of the United States is one that requires great empathy, a certain amount of humility, the ability to preserve relationships, and a willingness to establish new ones… qualities that the narcissist lacks, and with their absence comes danger … Donald Trump is very much like Gollum from Lord of the Rings, and the presidency is his “one ring to rule them all.” In this case we do not have the option of destroying the ring. The best we can strive for is keeping it out of the possession of those who cannot resist abusing its power.”

A warning from professionals……..the Donald is a dangerous loose cannon…
 
imyoda said:
At a campaign rally at Jerry Falwell's Christian Liberty University yesterday....


Trump Pledges to Make God Great Again

Lynchburg, Va. — Evangelicals weren’t supposed to like Donald Trump. He’s boasted about never asking God for forgiveness, exhibited total Biblical illiteracy, and had as many wives as an Old Testament patriarch.

But none of that matters. When the billionaire mogul spoke at Liberty University this morning, he got a rapturous welcome that showed just how much Evangelicals love him—and why. The obsequiously warm reception he received may upend conventional wisdom about what conservative Christians want from their presidential candidates. And that’s great news for Trump.

Fox News morning programming warmed up the 11,000-strong crowd, and then the university’s hipster Christian worship band led students in song.

“We worship you today because you’re the great celebrity in this place,” prayed David Nasser, the school’s senior vice president for spiritual development, addressing God.

The boisterous crowd—some of whom woke up at 3:30 a.m. to get good seats—proceeded to worship Trump.

Trump’s performance certainly drew some sneers, especially when an attempt to pander fell flat after Trump mispronounced a Biblical reference as “Two Corinthians” instead of “Second Corinthians.” But despite that, his overwhelmingly warm reception confirms that he’s just as competitive as any other Republican among Evangelical Christian voters.
Trump Pledges to Make God Great Again - The Daily Beast
Donald Trump: 'I have a great relationship with God' - CNNPolitics.com

…and sure to have said……. “I have a great relationship with Him… and have employed Him Thousands of times… don’t ya just love Him…….”
Of course speaking of the Christian God as opposed to the God of Islam…..

And IMO has some serious mental and reality problems making him more a "loose cannon" and less than stable and qualified candidate for the Presidency
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:lol:

I don't know which is more ridiculous, Trump as a serious presidential candidate or a university founded by Jerry Falwell. Both are signs that this country is heading in the wrong direction.
 
imyoda said:
At a campaign rally at Jerry Falwell's Christian Liberty University yesterday....


Trump Pledges to Make God Great Again

Lynchburg, Va. — Evangelicals weren’t supposed to like Donald Trump. He’s boasted about never asking God for forgiveness, exhibited total Biblical illiteracy, and had as many wives as an Old Testament patriarch.

But none of that matters. When the billionaire mogul spoke at Liberty University this morning, he got a rapturous welcome that showed just how much Evangelicals love him—and why. The obsequiously warm reception he received may upend conventional wisdom about what conservative Christians want from their presidential candidates. And that’s great news for Trump.

Fox News morning programming warmed up the 11,000-strong crowd, and then the university’s hipster Christian worship band led students in song.

“We worship you today because you’re the great celebrity in this place,” prayed David Nasser, the school’s senior vice president for spiritual development, addressing God.

The boisterous crowd—some of whom woke up at 3:30 a.m. to get good seats—proceeded to worship Trump.

Trump’s performance certainly drew some sneers, especially when an attempt to pander fell flat after Trump mispronounced a Biblical reference as “Two Corinthians” instead of “Second Corinthians.” But despite that, his overwhelmingly warm reception confirms that he’s just as competitive as any other Republican among Evangelical Christian voters.
Trump Pledges to Make God Great Again - The Daily Beast
Donald Trump: 'I have a great relationship with God' - CNNPolitics.com

…and sure to have said……. “I have a great relationship with Him… and have employed Him Thousands of times… don’t ya just love Him…….”
Of course speaking of the Christian God as opposed to the God of Islam…..

And IMO has some serious mental and reality problems making him more a "loose cannon" and less than stable and qualified candidate for the Presidency
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Sheep are easily fooled. Trump is religious as a rock and there are only two things he believes in: Mo Money and The Donald.
 
For all of Trumps flaws, I always thought his lack of religious zealotry was a significant plus. You just don't see that much in republican candidates. Oh well.
 
shagg said:
For all of Trumps flaws, I always thought his lack of religious zealotry was a significant plus. You just don't see that much in republican candidates. Oh well.
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Obvious pandering seems to escape the faithful. :lol:
 
calamity said:
Obvious pandering seems to escape the faithful. :lol:
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Yeah, I doubt he's really religious, but pandering to that crowd inevitably leads toward certain positions regarding gay rights and abortion. Religion in a candidate wouldn't bother me if it didn't mean such a strong stance against those issues. For what its worth I totally see him dropping all pretense at faith once the primaries are over.
 
shagg said:
Yeah, I doubt he's really religious, but pandering to that crowd inevitably leads toward certain positions regarding gay rights and abortion. Religion in a candidate wouldn't bother me if it didn't mean such a strong stance against those issues. For what its worth I totally see him dropping all pretense at faith once the primaries are over.
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He needs them to come out and vote in November too. It's one of the reasons those people have so much power. They mobilize their flock and get them to the polls.
 
Trump's been 3 times married. He owns casinos. Some of those casinos have strip clubs in them. He swears like a sailor. He constantly messes up Biblical references. Not only is he super rich, but he praises his wealth and worships greed, things I doubt Jesus would approve of. The way Trump lives and the things he says about wealth and greed is 100% opposite of what the Bible says and what Jesus taught and preached.

But the 'family values' Evangelicals are backing Trump? I am totally convinced now that you can tell people anything, and as long as what you are telling them is what they want to hear, they'll believe you. This is all the evidence we need. I'm reading quotes from Conservative Christians who believe Trump is a man of God and Spiritual because Trump says he is. because he is telling them he is they believe him.. Even though very little about Trump's life has ever been Spiritual or followed what Jesus taught.
 
One of the few ways in which we are better that the US, imo, is that our politicians do need to say how close they are to some imaginary deity. Any candidate who did would be taken for a fool or a hypocrite.
 
imyoda said:
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A neuroscientist explains: Trump has a mental disorder that makes him a dangerous world leader
A neuroscientist explains: Trump has a mental disorder that makes him a dangerous world leader

A”… Donald Trump is a “textbook” narcissist… puts(ing) Trump in the same category as a number of infamous dictators like Muammar Gaddafi, Napoleon Bonaparte, and Saddam Hussein… when a narcissist is given immense power over people’s lives, they can behave much differently … we must ask ourselves, if elected president would Donald Trump act on the behalf of the will of the people, or would he behave more like a dictator—silencing any dissenting voices, perpetually refusing to compromise, and being oppressive to certain groups
…narcissistic personality disorder is “a mental disorder in which people have an inflated sense of their own importance, a deep need for admiration and a lack of empathy for others…To be fair, it is certainly true that all narcissists are not terrible people… .(but) it is also the trait that makes him potentially dangerous as a political leader….

…position of President of the United States is one that requires great empathy, a certain amount of humility, the ability to preserve relationships, and a willingness to establish new ones… qualities that the narcissist lacks, and with their absence comes danger … Donald Trump is very much like Gollum from Lord of the Rings, and the presidency is his “one ring to rule them all.” In this case we do not have the option of destroying the ring. The best we can strive for is keeping it out of the possession of those who cannot resist abusing its power.”

A warning from professionals……..the Donald is a dangerous loose cannon…
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I did not need a world famous neuro-scientist to help me see that the Donald was a narcissist.
 
Even when he's blatantly pandering, Trump's massive ego gets in the way.
 
imyoda said:
RELATED


A neuroscientist explains: Trump has a mental disorder that makes him a dangerous world leader
A neuroscientist explains: Trump has a mental disorder that makes him a dangerous world leader

A”… Donald Trump is a “textbook” narcissist… puts(ing) Trump in the same category as a number of infamous dictators like Muammar Gaddafi, Napoleon Bonaparte, and Saddam Hussein… when a narcissist is given immense power over people’s lives, they can behave much differently … we must ask ourselves, if elected president would Donald Trump act on the behalf of the will of the people, or would he behave more like a dictator—silencing any dissenting voices, perpetually refusing to compromise, and being oppressive to certain groups
…narcissistic personality disorder is “a mental disorder in which people have an inflated sense of their own importance, a deep need for admiration and a lack of empathy for others…To be fair, it is certainly true that all narcissists are not terrible people… .(but) it is also the trait that makes him potentially dangerous as a political leader….

…position of President of the United States is one that requires great empathy, a certain amount of humility, the ability to preserve relationships, and a willingness to establish new ones… qualities that the narcissist lacks, and with their absence comes danger … Donald Trump is very much like Gollum from Lord of the Rings, and the presidency is his “one ring to rule them all.” In this case we do not have the option of destroying the ring. The best we can strive for is keeping it out of the possession of those who cannot resist abusing its power.”

A warning from professionals……..the Donald is a dangerous loose cannon…
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I think a lot of Americans want a dictator who agrees with them, and who achieves what they want to have achieved.
 
calamity said:
Obvious pandering seems to escape the faithful. :lol:
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Ronald Reagan hardly ever went to church, but the religious right loved him. Jimmy Carter was and is a sincere Christian, but the religious right disliked him.
 
SmartCat said:
Ronald Reagan hardly ever went to church, but the religious right loved him. Jimmy Carter was and is a sincere Christian, but the religious right disliked him.
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Reagan courted the Religious Right by inviting them to the table and giving them what they wanted--a say in government policy decision making (power). Carter was too upstanding to do such a horrible thing.
 
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