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Zoe's avatar
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This post is well overdue. As far as I know you are the only media person to spell this out, and as always so clearly, for the general population.

Evangelical nationalism is pure racism coupled with a hatred of non powerful people. The MAGA movement and people who support it are current bullies or frustrated want-to-be bullies: the exact people all religious practices have warned about throughout the ages.

Thank you.

P.S. Wish this would be picked up by the Associated Press and put on make every news headline across the nation.

Lori Knox's avatar

I truly believe in my heart of heart that that man is the antichrist! He does exactly the opposite of what Jesus would do! It breaks my heart that people think that he’s a Christian.

Betsy L's avatar

This was excellent. I learned things I didn't know, like Trump's persecution of Zambia, and new ideas to understand. Thank you for this post. It's particularly good, in a long string of good writing.

S D Starke's avatar

Absolutely correct. I have always put quotation marks around the word "Christian" in "Christian nationalism" because these people are not Christians at all. They are very much the opposite.

Helen Conlan's avatar

Another brilliant essay, Qasim!❤️🙏🏼

mary's avatar

Thank you Qasim for all your knowledge and help.

Steve's avatar

The good faith credit of American TREASURY SECURITIES WAR(D) bonds the collateral, redeemable to bearer, these FIREBRANDS children classified as VEHICLES of COMMERCE for COMMERCIAL use. CHILD TRAFFICKING. This 40 trillion monies paid, DARK MONEY the Treasures of Darkness of Isaiah 45:3 KJV, to lawyers, judges, police, military, clerks of the court for the ministration of an Intestate WILL and Revocable Living Trust established and set up by birth certificates registered and certified by the STATE bearing these NOUNS, FIREBRANDS. This 40 Trillion Obligation the BAR Association, Liability the Judiciary, Clerks of the court, Debt the Jural Society, Police, Military.

Steve's avatar

Trump is a confirmed Zionist whose Talmud claims Jesus is in hell boiling in excrement. Zionists have infiltrated every religion. Their WISDOM is COMMERCE, their UNDERSTANDING CORPORATE (DEAD), their KNOWLEDGE WAR where COMMERCE is WAR and WAR is COMMERCE. EXPLOIT in COMMERCE, IMPOVERISH through WAR. The American lawyerly way. The Adversarial system is Zionist, knowingly and falsely represent themselves as LAW upon which we all rely, concealing the material fact these are a DEATH culture by which we all suffer enormous loss to the BAR Association gain of function and Jural Society profit. The dealer dealeth treacherously KJV: Isaiah 21:2 Isaiah 33:1 Isaiah 48:8. Trump's Psalm 52:7 KJV with Revelation 3:17 KJV. Trump accepted the offer to SIT at the right hand of SATAN Revelation 3:21 KJV and Luke 4: 6,7 KJV. Promised fortune fame status, the life of his enemies, judges, to SIT as KING of KINGS, and a NAME above ALL NAMES. SIT, Sin Iniquity Transgression. Biden's Psalm 50:19,20 KJV COVID 19 FRAUD concealing 2020 election BETRAYAL. BIDEN and TRUMP in COLLUSION.

Beth Jane Freeman's avatar

I knew the Fapweasel (Trump) was antisemetic, even before he did things openly. Just because his eldest daughter is married to Jared Kushner who says he is Jewish, and converted, doesn’t make either of them Jewish. When we say the Al Haig (the confession of our sins) on Yom Kippur, Jared must have his fingers crossed. As my great grandmother said, “the longer the beard, the bigger the thief.” She would see people she knew in temple on Saturday, praying, and she knew that during the rest of the week, they cheated people. The Trump family are a bunch of hypocrites, and I really don’t like hypocrites!

S D Starke's avatar

"She would see people she knew in temple on Saturday, praying, and she knew that during the rest of the week, they cheated people. The Trump family are a bunch of hypocrites, and I really don’t like hypocrites!"

Jesus Christ didn't like them either, and he clearly said so more than once.

Beth Jane Freeman's avatar

There were hypocrites back then, too.

Beth Jane Freeman's avatar

The Fapweasel has broken every commandment. Even if he never personally killed anyone, that we know about, he has done things that would knowingly lead to someone dying.

Celeste Myslewski's avatar

It isn't coincidence that Trump uses religion as a tool. Other abusers use control as a tool as well--cult leaders, sexual abusers, scamsters in general. It's your identity group, it's "our little secret", only I understand you, don't talk to anyone but me. Isolation is so important to the abuser.

All very dangerous.

What an excellent article, Qasim.

Carol Hopkins's avatar

I used to check ‘no religion’ when asked on registration forms. I don’t approve of the hypocrisy of so many so-called Christians. I call myself Christian because I believe and follow the teachings of Jesus Christ, as you cited above. Fascism will never be a substitute for any faith tradition, try as the fascists might.

Don’t forget the many Black Americans that Trump oppresses: the Somali Americans in Minnesota who were a target when ICE moved on Minneapolis; the many whose voting rights are threatened by the Save America Act; those whose food security and healthcare are affected by his budget slashing.

Perhaps the worst are the “Christian” members of Congress who ignore and actively support the fascism with their votes. Who witnessed and condemned the January 6 insurrection, and now bow before its instigator.

We will overcome. Thank you for an excellent analysis and for your continuing work for human rights.

Thomas Kraus's avatar

The question is whether we have ever had an actual Christian president other than Jimmy Carter--meaning a president whose policies and life were consistent with Jesus's teachings as described in the New Testament. None come to mind.

VEE LAVALLEE's avatar

It's a terrible thing that's happening. Here in the UK a man stabbed two men who were jewish in London today. They labelled it a terrorist attack and rightly so. The culprit was apprehended and taken into custody. He is said to have a history for violence and mental health problems. Yet Netanyahu had the brass front to admonish the British government for not doing more to protect British Jews! I guess he can pick on people for their religious beliefs with impunity to the extent of exterminating them! He and trump are as bad as each other. Racist to the core.

S D Starke's avatar

No one is as bad as Netanyahu, not even Putin - and Putin is extremely bad. Trump is merely a tool of both of them. He has no morals at all.

Catherine Lugg's avatar

Qasim, this is totally spot on. I was raised in the American Baptist Church. A central tenet of that tradition is the absolute equality of all before God. Hence, if we are all equal, we must remain modest. If fate is kind, one is not to brag, but to share kindnesses with all. Clearly, he's about as Christian as my cats. Instead, Trump uses the worst aspects of American Christianity to legitimize his sadism. He also gives other sadists permission to enjoy his brutality, not realizing that he also likes to brutalize them! (see health care). Thank you for all that you do!!

Qasim Rashid, Esq.'s avatar

Thank you, Catherine. And well said. It is that ongoing dehumanization by Trump that makes clear he absolutely despises the Christian call for humanity and equality.

Deb M. (MN)'s avatar

Thank you, for finally saying it aloud! A longtime coming.

Betty Toh's avatar

As far as I'm concerned , Trump is SATAN in human form ! Yes there are Dark Forces that exist in this world including those men of the cloth who support the EVIL ONE and they are actually wolves in sheep's clothing ! I firmly believe that all the Dark Forces will be overcome by The Light ultimately because " To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the Heaven !" The final outcome will be decided NOT BY MORTALS but by a much more powerful Higher Source not of this earthly realm !

Nancy Stone's avatar

I have also said Satan is in Trump. Trump is the most evil person I have ever seen. So full of greed and hatred!

S D Starke's avatar

He's a tool of Satan and a tool of the most evil people in the world, who are also tools of the devil.