Alan: There is a lot of bad religion in this world.
For self-proclaimed Christians, badness often begins with the assumption that salvation is simply a matter of professing Jesus Christ as one's Lord and Savior.
Boom.
Done deal.
Never mind that Jesus spent 3 years teaching and modeling moral behavior and that he spent but 3 hours on the cross.
Somehow, the blood shed during those three hours made the 3 years of teaching and moral exhortation unnecessary.
In the end, degenerate Christianity by declaration of verbal formulas is a magic show in which -- presto change-oh -- mean, cruel, vindictive people like Donald Trump are championed because they're "forgiven."
In traditional Catholic Christianity -- the denomination I was brought up in -- there is no forgiveness without admission/confession of wrongdoing, firm resolve to mend one's evil ways, and the need to make amends for the wrong one has done.
When Trump says he is a "great Christian," remember that The Deplorable One is to Truth what Reality TV is to Reality.
Humankind is prone to intermittent fits of collective lunacy.
Currently we are in one.
As looney toons as Germany in the 1930s.
Currently we are in one.
As looney toons as Germany in the 1930s.
Once we are clear that Trump is a person whose morality is anti-Christ, we do well to remember the truth that Rep. Joe Kennedy told Trump and all his "Good Christian" supporters:
"Any Religion That Needs Fear To Thrive Is Bad Religion"
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