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The Church of Trump: How He’s Infusing Christianity Into His Movement
(www.nytimes.com)
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“Thou shalt not worship false idols”, it’s like number three and/or four of the basic rules of Christianity.
I think they need to reevaluate the definition of “worship”
It’s #1 lol.
Then that’s more egregious. But I guess at this point they are just guidelines?
"Rules for thee but not for me" you can bet they'd be screeching about worshipping false idols if the Dems treated Biden the same way.
These clowns aren't Christian and never have been
Why would you claim them not to be Christians? They seem very clearly Christian to me. I can’t really see a non “no true scotsman” reason to say they aren’t, and especially that they never was.
Because they don't worship God. They worship Trump.
The theology may have evolved, but to say they were never Christians would be unjustified, even if I agreed they had stopped being Christians due to this.
I do however not think that is the case either. I agree that their veneration for Trump often becomes pretty much worship. That however doesn’t mean they aren’t Christian. He seems to take a status in their theology ranging from a saint-like figure to prophet and even the second coming of Jesus. Christians started out as a jewish sect and only over time became a distinct religion. I think this Trump worship is similarly a Christian sect that could potentially become a destinct religion. I just haven’t been convinced it has happened yet.