Saturday, June 22, 2019

Evangelical's and Trump 2020.

  A leaked internal poll taken by the Trump campaign in March showed the president trailing Biden by double digits in Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Florida and Michigan, all of which he won in 2016. It also found him lagging the former vice president in North Carolina, Iowa and Georgia, states he won by comfortable margins in his first presidential bid. But to these Polls really mean anything .  (1)>>The Mainstream media jumped to this , their reaction is Aha! Look Trump is losing . Well that poll contradicts   one of the biggest secrets for a (1.1)>>Trump win in 2020 The  evangelicals.  (1.2)>>The president, who doesn’t regularly attend church services, has emerged as an unlikely ally of the evangelical right, building close relationships with influential conservative religious figures.   About 80% of evangelicals voted for Trump in 2016; according to a recent poll, almost 70% of white evangelicals approve of how he has handled the presidency – far more than any other religious group. Donald Trump has done more for the evangelicals , his hard line anti-abortion rhetoric , his pro Israel has given him a solid base that is so overlooked by the Democrats . I also made another overlooked discovery . (2)>>There is a pro -Trump movement which identifies by name called Patriots . The Patriot movement believes that Trump is sent by God  So when Trump visited McLean Bible Church, a D.C.-area mega-church, to show his support to the victims of the Virginia Beach mass shooting, which took place the night before roughly four hours away, it was to be expected that the pastor there, David Platt, would pray for the president. Trump showed up in the middle of the afternoon, after a round of golf, and made no remarks. The two men stood onstage together, eyes shut, Platt holding his Bible. “We stand right now on behalf of our president, and we pray for your grace and your mercy and your wisdom upon him,” Platt
The Philadelphia Church of God Magazine
The Philadelphia Trumpet 
article on Trump calling him 
a Modern Day Jeroboam 
said. “We pray that he would look to you. That he would trust in you, that he would lean on you. That he would govern and make decisions in ways that are good for justice, and good for righteousness, and good for equity, every good path.” So what does this MEAN??? I had an interesting conversation with an elderly woman, which I will not name,  but a friend of the family  & (2.1)>>she said the ultimate BIG TIME Trump delusion , she said : " Trump has been sent by the Lord ..." 😆 But for observers of American history and advocates for the separation of church and state, the assertions that Trump’s presidency is endorsed by God are vary alarming . (3)>> I think Donald Trump knows it , this could lead to a Messiah complex . I thought of his  so called fondness for the State of Israel in declaring that Jerusalem is the capital of Israel is straight out of Zionism , one of the goals of Zionism is to take back Jerusalem kicking out the Muslims , next  recognition of the Golam Heights as another example how Trump plays this game with anyone who is Jewish. To most Democrats, such support seems a case of blatant hypocrisy and political cynicism. Since  (4)>>Trump is delivering on matters such as abortion, the supreme court and moving the US embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, conservative Christians are evidently willing to overlook the president’s moral failings. In embracing such a one-dimensional explanation, however, liberals risk falling into the same trap as they did in 2016, when their scorn for evangelicals fed evangelicals’ anger and resentment, contributing to Trump’s huge margin among this group.No matter how much they try to deride religion in the news and popular culture, the vast majority of Americans are believers. Furthermore, when you consider everything that President Trump has done for people of faith since taking office, it's easy to see why so many of them agree with  (4.1)>>Sarah Sanders that (5)>>Donald Trump is doing God's work.

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Praying for  President Trump . Trump with Members of
Congress and Vice President Pence
attend a Church 

(1)>>The Mainstream media jumped to this , their reaction is Aha! Look Trump is losing . Strangely, the group most overlooked by the press is the people in the pews. It would be refreshing for more reporters to travel through the Bible belt and talk to ordinary churchgoers about their faith and values, hopes and struggles. Such reporting would no doubt show that the world of American Christianity is far more varied and complex than is generally thought. It would reveal, for instance, a subtle but important distinction between the Christian right and evangelicals in general, who tend to be less political (though still largely conservative).(1.1)>>Trump win in 2020 The  evangelicals. I am not trying to make any predictions here , but it should be of "concern" to the Democrats how much the evangelical vote could turn the tide as it did in 2016 . A Trump second term would seal the country to a point of no return . A Democratic win would create a different kind of aftermath of  chaos , unless the Democrats can unite under one leader . Trump has tremendous support from the religious minded people for example Falwell, the president of Liberty University, has long maintained that he and other evangelicals support Trump because they agree with his policies, often seeming to dismiss allegations of marital infidelity and mistreating women.Many of Trump’s evangelical leaders were optimistic of Trump’s success leading into Election Day. More than a handful drew on spiritual experiences, like prophecies and dreams, for strength. White early on had spiritual visions of God’s plan for Trump.(1.2)>>The president, who doesn’t regularly attend church services.  Forget the allegations of extramarital affairs, the nonstop Twitter insults and the efforts to close the southern border to migrants. Trump’s allies insist that his presidency is divinely inspired.“There has never been and probably never will be a movement like this again,” Brad Parscale, the president’s campaign manager, wrote  on Twitter. “Only God could deliver such a savior to our nation, and only God could allow me to help. God bless America!”Parscale’s tweet, the latest example of a Trump adviser casting the president as a savior, comes as the White House is preparing to host religious leaders on National Day of Prayer dinner at the White House. (2)>>There is a pro -Trump movement which identifies by name called Patriots .   The Patriot movement is a Far Right movement which follows an idiosyncratic reading of the U.S. Constitution; they claim it prohibits almost the entire structure of the current U.S. federal government. It is best known for its tactics of forming militias and other paramilitaries. .This may seem counter intuitive to many, since few observers believe that Trump is particularly religious himself. But Trump not only featured Christian nationalism in his campaign and during his presidency so far, but he has done so much in the manner of Christian Right leaders––casting perceived attacks on religious liberty as part of a broad attack on Christianity, and even faith itself. The Patriot's run a large pro-Trump propaganda on social media , which already has millions of followers.    (2.1)>>she said the ultimate BIG TIME Trump delusion , she said : " Trump has been sent by the Lord ..." I am not sure what percentage of religious , members of  different sects are Trump supporters , but looking at social media like twitter I counted over 65 million people following Trump , that's a large estimate .  As far as the "delusion" , many religious writers have tried to spin a biblical narrative about Trump .The following book makes vary ex ordinary claims about Trump. Example is the book by Jonathan Cahn, the author of The Harbinger and The Book of Mysteries now reveals the master blueprint of our times: THE PARADIGM.  The Paradigm… - Not only reveals the events of our day – but the people of our day – from Bill Clinton to Barack Obama to Hillary Clinton – and even Donald Trump. - It gives the exact times that world leaders are allotted to be on the world stage - The Paradigm not only reveals the mystery behind Trump, but how ancient writings parallel many occurrences of today, including how the billionaire would beat Hillary Clinton, how he would light a fire under believers and Christians leaders and how his policies would help pull America from the very dismal place the country was headed—spiritually, economically and culturally. "Almost no analyst saw it coming," Cahn said. "President Trump's rise to power has mystified almost every observer. He has defied all explanations. But is the mystery behind Donald Trump revealed in an ancient blueprint? The answer is a definite 'yes.' A nearly 3,000-year-old Middle Eastern template reveals the phenomenon of Donald Trump in such detail, that it even speaks of his strategy, his actions, his personality and his race to the nation's highest position. The ancient blueprint also details his campaign against the nation's former first lady, and even pinpoints the year of his victory and ascent to power. Beyond the details, The Paradigm reveals the mystery behind the man and the reason for that ascent to power."    (3)>> I think Donald Trump knows it , this could lead to a Messiah complex . Much of Trump’s success stems from his unique ability to manipulate the very same tendencies that lead many people, most notably on the political right, to embrace faith-based religion. He instills fear in his listeners and then offers them salvation in a new, remade America, if only they’ll accept him as president. While Trump himself doesn’t appear to be a sincere Christian — for example, he once mispronounced “2 Corinthians” before an audience at Liberty University — a new religious system of sorts has grown around his “cult of personality,” which Trump developed as a real estate tycoon and loud-mouthed buffoon on his reality TV show. Call this new religion Drumpfism, after the Trump family’s original last name: Drumpf.  And it’s become clear that a large portion of the Christian right sees Trump as a new messiah. It’s truly mind-boggling to me that there are people out there who can believe such drivel, but the truth is that there are millions and millions of them. Their ability to think rationally is confined to the smallest and most inconsequential things in life. Even the Jews have taken a perspective on Trump , example  Rabbi Yejutiel Fish, author of the Hebrew Torah blog "Sod Ha'Chasmal" suggests that the moon eclipse is not a mere astronomical incident but a sign from God, at least for American Jews as the eclipse will not be visible in Israel.  On his blog, the rabbi suggests that Trump is the Messiah for the nation of Edom [Christians] whereas former president Barack Obama was a messiah to the nation of Ishmael [Muslims]. Interior Minister Arye Deri said in 2016 that  Donald Trump’s election could herald the coming of the Messiah, this paper reported at the time.  (4)>>Trump is delivering on matters such as abortion.  If Trump wins a second term . In 2020 , Roe V Wade is going in the dumpster . Set on proving that his “pro-choice” days were behind him, during the 2016 campaign Trump denounced Planned Parenthood as an “abortion factory” and selected hardline reproductive and LGBTQ rights opponent Indiana governor Mike Pence as his running mate. In his eagerness, Trump unknowingly violated the Christian Right’s strategic deployment of a “kinder, gentler” image when he announced that women who obtained an illegal abortion should face “punishment.” Although Trump backpedaled to mollify anti-abortion groups that claim to protect women, his original statement was characteristic of the anti-woman vitriol of his campaign.” (4.1)>>Sarah Sanders . Responding to Mr Brady's question about Mr Trump's position, Ms Sanders said: "I think God calls all of us to fill different roles at different times and I think that He wanted Donald Trump to become president." "That's why he's there and I think he has done a tremendous job in supporting a lot of the things that people of faith really care about."(5)>>Donald Trump is doing God's work.  Whether Trump has cut a deal with the devil is beyond my pay grade. He's famous for making all kinds of deals. The Dealer in Chief  has a lot of Democrats thinking otherwise , just ask Nancy Pelosi or Chuck Schumer .  SENKirsten Gillibrand has a different word for the family separation policy that the attorney general and White House press secretary call “biblical.” Her word is “evil.” In the biblical sense. She ducked calling Trump himself evil, or saying that the person she accuses of acting out the devil’s schemes is the devil himself. But she said what he’s doing certainly is.

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