President Trump: The NEW one and only politics thread

This is the absurdity of the America we have created and the Brave New World hypocrisy that has come with this president.

First, to get it out of the way. ... There is no religious persecution in this country, obviously, especially coming from the government, which is where that sort of thing would be really scary.

To the extent there is religious hatred among some in this country, even muslims, jews and other minority religions that have been subject to hate, are really free to worship and live their lives here.

Getting to Trump, though, if this is "Christians are being persecuted" idiocy. ... if we stick to the basic religious message most evangelical Christians (the people he thinks are his "base") give lip service to, as opposed to the acual behavior of a lot of those people. ...in a non-Orwellian world, anyone sane would conclude that Trump himself is the biggest threat to Christianity in this country. He's the most powerful man in the county, capable of setting the moral tone for the country and he can set an example with his behavior. ...

Yet, he lies more than any human in modern times. He cheats. He steals. He is a philander, has cheated on his multiple wives with strippers and hookers, has sexually harassed countless others according to them. He has hatred in his heart toward many of his fellow men and women, and is a racist, bigot, and pretty much everything that is the opposite of the idealized Jesus I see televangelists going on about.

His being president wouldn't amount to persecution, still.

But he'd at least be be worthy of prayers that he get born again, and horror from the masses, while those people looked for someone with even an ounce of moral fiber to support as their candidate.