Trump’s Christians: Evangelical historian explains how right-wingers are able to ignore Jesus to embrace racism and support the president – By Chauncey Devega (Salon) / Feb 19 2020
To quote the bumper sticker: “What would Jesus do?”
Assuming that he existed and held the views imputed to him, Jesus Christ would not support Donald Trump.
Donald Trump’s behavior, values, policies and their consequences are the opposite of what Jesus Christ represented. Trump has put migrants and refugees in cages and delighted in their suffering. He feels contempt for the poor, the sick, the vulnerable and the needy. He has lied at least 16,000 times. He is corrupt and wildly greedy.
Donald Trump is violent, a militarist, a nativist and a white supremacist. He has given aid and comfort to anti-Semites, neo-Nazis and other hate-mongers.
We are told that Jesus Christ lived a life of love, humility and sacrifice. Donald Trump has lived a life of selfishness, greed and wanton cruelty.
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