I wouldn’t say it’s “benign.” The whole gesture has a self aggrandizing tone to me. “Look at me and how hard I am praying.” Only the most full of themselves types of Christians pray this way and in front of cameras.
Well sure, I’m not saying it’s good or acceptable to be performative for a monster like Trump. But it’s not literal worship, which is what the post claimed.
I mean, I guarantee Trump thinks it is, and his supporters have been saying he was Chosen by God for years now. It’s close enough for me.
Literally, if you say you’re a Christian and you support Trump, you care more about Trump than Jesus. Give me all the No-True-Scotsman bs you want, it’s objectively accurate according to their own holy texts.
Be careful not to practice your righteousness in front of others to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.
Matthew 6:5-6
And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you.
Totally normal on-brand Christlike behavior from the right.
I wouldn’t say it’s “benign.” The whole gesture has a self aggrandizing tone to me. “Look at me and how hard I am praying.” Only the most full of themselves types of Christians pray this way and in front of cameras.
Yeah, it’s extremely performative and, from the outside, very occult. Of course they would rage at that idea, which makes it even more idiotic.
The Bible also explicitly tells you not to do shit like that.
Yeah, the Bible also says to love your neighbor and give your excess wealth to the needy, these people are well past scripture-based arguments.
Not excess wealth. A fixed portion of your wealth weather you consider it excess or not.
It also warns against allowing anyone in your society to become excessively wealthy in the first place (Deut 17:17)
Well sure, I’m not saying it’s good or acceptable to be performative for a monster like Trump. But it’s not literal worship, which is what the post claimed.
I mean, I guarantee Trump thinks it is, and his supporters have been saying he was Chosen by God for years now. It’s close enough for me.
Literally, if you say you’re a Christian and you support Trump, you care more about Trump than Jesus. Give me all the No-True-Scotsman bs you want, it’s objectively accurate according to their own holy texts.
Matthew 6:1
Matthew 6:5-6
Totally normal on-brand Christlike behavior from the right.