Donald Trump, America and State Religion
True Religion vs Tribal Religion Last night on CBC news, a very impassioned journalist editorialized regarding Trump’s win and blamed the American bible belt. She said she was shocked that evangelical Christians obviously voted for Trump, a man who has proven to be racist, sexist, xenophobic, 3X divorced, allegedly abusive to women and the list goes on. She went on to say that America’s version of Christianity is a farce. This morning someone I know posted on Facebook that a win for Donald Trump is a victory for Jesus. I can’t totally agree with the first assessment above. Things are way more complex than that. And I certainly can’t agree with the second statement. When I was a kid I always wondered what adults meant when they said stuff like “religion and politics don’t mix.” And “there should be no talk of religion or politics at the dinner table.” Now I get it. I can see how this could totally separate friends and families. I see evidence of this as I track with Fac...