I SO wanted to post this to Facebook!!
02/04/2021
but I won't.
I’m confused by words, again.
I’ve been reading in an effort to understand the connection between evangelical Christians and Trump.
I started by looking up definitions in a few different dictionaries.
I read an article by NPR here, and this one from Christianity.com here. Here’s Wikipedia’s take on evangelism.
They all agree with my early religious education in describing evangelism as being all about spreading the Gospel and the story of Jesus. The message of Jesus, and indeed most of the New Testament is about love and caring for each other.
Who, What, Why are there so many angry Trumpers among those claiming to be Christian?
Here is an article on the text of Matthew 25:31–46
Where is love among them?
Where is charity among them?
What about helping those who are suffering?
Where are the loaves and fishes?
How do they overlook Trump’s behavior, his treatment of women, of the disabled, of POC, of Rich v Poor?
Based on my own Christian education, these articles & others, and the words of Christian Trumpers there IS NO connection.
If you feel otherwise, I invite discussion. I confess, I expect only pushback.
In full disclosure, I no longer identify as Christian.
I identify as a human who wants to be morally conscious and generally accepting and loving.
https://www.npr.org/2020/11/08/932263516/2020-faith-vote-reflects-2016-patterns
https://www.christianity.com/wiki/christian-terms/what-is-evangelism.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evangelism
https://dmsbcatholic.com/catholic-faith/what-is-the-core-message-of-christianity/
I need this link to be here, even thopugh I found it after posting my article here.
American Christianity and white Supremacy
https://www.npr.org/2020/07/30/896712611/american-christianity-must-reckon-with-legacy-of-white-supremacy-author-says
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