WOULD JESUSVOTE FOR TRUMP?

Those who know me chuckled when they first saw me wearing a “What Would Jesus Do” T-shirt.  Right, this agnostic, with chapters of his life replete with (mild) depravity and debauchery, has found Jesus?

They thought it was a joke.  And even after an earnest explanation that this was not a religious epiphany but more of a lifestyle choice, they still think it’s a joke.

No matter. In the twilight of my life I no longer feel compelled to convince others of anything, much less of my belated attempt to right my life’s wrongs

But let’s address the question:  Would Jesus vote for Trump?

The answer is apparent whether or not you are a person of faith.  No, Jesus would not vote for Trump.  But then, Jesus wouldn’t vote for anyone.  Jesus is non-partisan and has much better things to do than support any political candidate.

Seems silly that this question would even be voiced.  But recent pronouncements from many who claim to follow Jesus are even beyond silly.

A person who claims to be a person of faith announces, on the evening news,  that Trump was sent by God.  I had to rewind the video.  Did I hear her right?

Her words would have been more credible had she announced that God has visited a plague upon America in the form of Trump.  But no, apparently she really believes that God affixed little wings to Trump’s sizeable body and sent him to deliver us from Democrats!

I suppose I shouldn’t have been startled.  I have great respect for many Evangelicals and other people of faith who actually live and adhere to their professed values.  But it has become ever more apparent that evangelical and other faith-based movements have been infested by charlatans, hypocrites and cult-like individuals whose “Christian” morality is a morality of convenience.

Anyone who would suggest that any God would visit someone as morally bereft and un-Christian-like as Trump upon us as some type of savior, obviously suffers a morality of convenience.

God would not choose as a savior someone who grabs women by the p**sy.  God would not choose as a savior someone who has violated many of the Ten Commandments.  God would not choose as a savior someone whose mouth drips with hatred.

Okay, don’t take it from me.  Take it from scripture.

Quoting scripture is almost as foreign to me as it is to Trump.  But I was able to find the following scripture that pretty much sums up why Trump lacks the qualifications to be anyone’s savior.

Proverbs 6:16

“There are six things that the Lord hates, seven that are an abomination to him:  haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, a heart that devises wicked plans, feet that make haste to run to evil, a false witness who breathes out lies, and one who sows discord among brothers.”

Haughty eyes and a lying tongue?  A heart that devises wicked plans and feet that make haste to run to evil?  One who bears false witness and sows discord among others? 

Sounds like the crafter of this proverb had Trump in mind.  Although “hands that shed innocent blood” may be a stretch, if he attains the presidency a second time Trump’s romance with Mass Murderer Putin and other world tyrants and dictators will make him complicit in the shedding of innocent blood.

I won’t stop wearing my “What Would Jesus Do” T-shirt simply because many evangelicals or other professed people of faith have lost their way.

So, What Would Jesus Do when contending with people whose faith and morality twist in the winds of political expedience and gain?  He might not condemn them for worshipping false gods, as I have.   But I think he would recognize them as worshippers of false gods.   And point them to a path that is more consistent with his teachings.