Where are the Presbyterians for Trump?
The Donald just nominated Indiana Gov. Mike Pence as his
running mate. Why? Because Pence is a
former Roman Catholic alter boy turned born-again Christian, and an anti LGBT,
anti-abortion, devout social conservative and is intended to help reinforce the
GOP’s appeal to Evangelicals who have been flocking to Trump in droves which,
in and of itself, is rather strange. This is just another example of how phony
Donald Trump is.
After all, Trump professes to be a Presbyterian, a somewhat liberal
leaning church which actually accepts abortion in nearly all cases, does not
oppose contraception, ordains women, and accepts gay marriage. As a
former Presbyterian myself, I just wonder how the Presbyterian Church feels about
their illustrious fellow church member Donald Trump playing their church as the
“religious card.” .
I have not seen any “Presbyterians for Trump” rallies. Why
have we not heard a word from the Presbyterian Church on what it thinks about
where Trumps stands on vilifying Mexicans in particular, Hispanics in general,
banning Muslims from the country, killing terrorists’ families, reinstating torture,
bombing the “shit” out of ISIS and all the other things he stands for which seem
to run counter to the most noble precepts of Christianity?
Of course, Presbyterians are not that big a voting block
although Pew Research finds them the oldest average age denomination and
predominantly white. So Trump thumps his Presbyterian bible, names Pence as his
VP, and goes after the Evangelicals who hate gays, oppose abortion, and want to
base our nation’s civil laws on “God’s law” and teach the Bible in public
schools. If you don’t know what I am
talking about or don’t believe me just read the newly established Republican
Platform and you will see what I mean.
There is also a plank about appointing Supreme Court Justices who
“uphold family values” which is Republican code for legalizing bigotry.
This is not really a discourse on Presbyterians nor
Evangelicals. It is an observation on
how unnerving it is that the Republicans keep injecting religion into our
supposedly secular—you know, separation of church and state—nation. I am also questioning why more moderate,
rational religions passively stand back and let the radical religious right
take over our nation’s laws through their manipulation of the Republican Party.
So where the hell are you Presbyterians, Methodists,
Episcopalians and the other so-called main stream religions? You are letting the radical right-wing bigoted
Evangelicals dictate the political agenda in the name of your God and your
Jesus. Why don’t you stand up and ask
yourselves WWJD?
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