There are a lot of people right now — most notably, almost the entire upper tier of Washington officialdom — screaming to make America the White, Christian, nationalist country of their most erotic dreams.

One holds up a bible as though offering to autograph it, while simultaneously ordering the police to attack a peaceful gathering of political dissidents nearby . . .

Another . . . having switched religions as he did political parties . . . now belongs to a church that is a member of CREC — the Communion of Reformed Evangelical Churches — that promotes an all-Christian, patriarchal society in which women are second-class citizens . . .

And the lot of them — from the White House, to the Capitol, to the Department of Justice, to the Supreme Court — are on a rampage to “cleanse” the country of all those who don’t fit into their mold.

Not only do they subvert the Constitution; they — all of those self-styled good Christians — also ignore the portions of the Bible they find inconvenient, such as:

“And the King [that’s God, not Trump] shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.” [Matthew 25:40, King James Version.]

And let us not forget Donald Trump’s Jewish son-in-law, Jared Kushner, who might prefer something from the Old Testament:

“There will always be poor people in the land. Therefore I command you to be openhanded toward your fellow Israelites who are poor and needy in your land.” [Deuteronomy 15:11.]

. . . and . . .

“A righteous man knows the rights of the poor, a wicked man does not understand such knowledge.” [Proverbs 29:7.]

And then there is this (keeping in mind that it is not a multiple-choice question):

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So when does the preaching, the Bible-waving, and the flag-hugging cease to be mere hypocrisy, and become heresy?

I am not qualified to answer that question; but perhaps those professed Christians in our government would like to reflect on it for a while.

Just sayin’ . . .

Brendochka
7/7/25