"Make not my father's house a place of merchandise"(John 2:15-16, Mark 11:15-17)
When the going gets tough the not so tough get religion. Christianity as a shield from reputational damage is the new Rock ‘N’ Roll. My view on organised religion is pretty straight forward, whatever makes you a better person is a good thing. Do unto others etc but also let others live their lives peacefully how they choose.
False sincerity is par for the course these days and this style of facing up to things is now almost mandatory.
Accusations of rape; “I’ve found Jesus”
Allegations of Paedophilia: “Christ is my saviour”
Suggestions of impropriety: “Praise the lord”
We have seen many take that line in recent times, from politician to celebrity and from content creator to troublemaker, but undoubtedly the main Christ-Finder is POTUS. In the face of adversity this man clutches at his bible (A book of which he clearly knows little of the content) and his minions acclaim his as God’s chosen one.
Let’s say for arguments sake that God does exist and he created all the wonders of the world, I would say the chances of him selecting DJT as the anointed one are, shall we say, wafer thin, at best.
Let’s face it an obese, delusional orange nincompoop is hardly qualified to be chosen by any higher power, even if God was having a bad day.
The way in which some of the worst people on the planet suddenly find God or use whichever quote from the bible that suits their agenda is a modern-day phenomenon that is beamed directly into our heads from screens large and small. They think they are spreading the word, but what is the word? It seems to me that the word is (to quote Gordon Gecko) “Greed, for lack of a better word, is good"
‘Greedy Grifters Get God’, could have been the headline of this post because, for me, that kind of sums it up. I don’t have any religious leanings but what I would say is that this breed of 21st century Holy Hypocrites must cause those that quietly go about their believing in a personal way, sleepless nights, as they see more and more of them muscling in with intentions that are as transparent as they are cynical
Shouting it from the rooftops is fine by me as I can choose not to listen and when it’s done with sincerity one can appreciate the sentiment, but the modern day God Grifter is using the Word Of God© as a barrier that they hope natural justice won’t be able to climb over
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