Attitude, and they ve sort of proof texted the scriptures and decided that they want to use the bible to defend things that i think ultimately are indefensible. i think a lot of them have felt a sense of grievances and resentment over decades of being frowned upon and mocked and ridiculed by the elite and the establishment. there s some merit to that. i think a lot of it is overblown. but the combination of i would say that they re like eddies came together and now form a roaring river. i think donald trump took advantage of these movements that were happening, but once he became the nominee and especially president, he amplified and intensified all the worst tendencies and now it s pretty much out in the open. people don t make a secret anymore about what they believe, what they stand for, what they stand against. you listen to donald trump s speech so we don t have to play it here, for that i am grateful.
Earlier atlantic piece about donald trump calling those who served our country in the military suckers. so, if you served in the military, if you re a prisoner of war, you re a bad soldier, bad prisoner of war, means you got caught. he had horrible things to say about anyone who had been injured or lost their life serving this country. so if you serve your country, you re a sucker. if you read and adhere to the teachings of the bible, you re a sucker. it s not clear, trump or his kids have ever read it, but this sort of toxic masculinity that leaves on the other side of its tribe the military, military service, and the bible is just an unbelievable sort of twist in terms of the identity of this version of the maga movement. it s kind of ironic because people have often criticized democrats for being too soft in politics and not playing hardball enough and here s
For the foster kids who need it most at helpfosterchildren.com i m wondering what one or two of your most favorite bible verses are. well, i wouldn t want to get into it because to me that s very personal and when i talk about the bible, it s very personal, so i don t want to get into it. there s no verse that mans a lot to you that you think about or cite? the bible means a lot to me but i don t want to get into specifics. old testament guy or new testament guy? probably equal. i think it s just an incredible the whole bible is
Incredible. very much so. they always hold up the art of the deal, i say my second favorite back of all time. but i just think the bible is just something very special. there are no words. the bible clearly is so special to donald trump that in that moment, he couldn t think of a single passage that he liked and it was second only to the art of the deal. in fact, some time later, shortly before the 2016 election, he got another crack at that question and with eight months to think about it, he told a radio station his favorite verse in the bible was the old testament s eye for an eye, something expressly refuted in the new testament. now, whether you re a religious person or not isn t the point. you can see how core messages of forgiveness and mercy and the whole story are inherently antithetical to him and the entire maga movement. those are beta traits, after all. stuff for wussies, not suited for the hypermasculine real men. after all, they show their faith
by Shawn McEvoy
Be on your guard, stand firm in faith, be men of courage, be strong; do everything in love. - 1 Corinthians 16:13-14
Today s verse hangs on a board on the wall of my son. But years ago, long before my son was even an inkling, I came across that verse as I was sending my own father one of many letters I composed over the years to share with him the importance of salvation, and the value of life in Christ. My sister, mother, and I came to know the Lord in 1980, but it took another 17 years, seven months, and 26 days worth of praying, heart softening, and brokenness for Dan McEvoy to surrender.