Posted on 02/22/2016 6:20:01 AM PST by Citizen Zed
Thus occurred the spectacle of the leader of the Christian church, on Christmas Day, in the great Basilica of St. Peter, placing a crown on the head of the king -- and prostrating himself in a Roman ritual resembling an act of emperor worship.
It didn't matter that Charles had multiple wives and mistresses. Nor did it trouble the pontiff that he had a reputation for ruthlessness, earned during his wars against the Saxons, a Germanic tribe of pagan worshipers. In 782, in the Massacre of Verden, Charles ordered the execution of 4,500 prisoners, apparently for their refusal to convert to Christianity.
Here was a political leader who knew how to get things done, who could get tough with the church's enemies, who could protect the empire from barbarian invaders. With the church on his side, he would restore Rome to its ancient glory. Sound familiar?
Thus evangelical voters joined other South Carolina Republicans in choosing Trump, by an 11 percent margin over his closest competitor, to "make America great again." According to a recent Bloomberg Poll, they believe Trump is the candidate most likely to "keep their family safe" and "would be most feared by America's enemies."
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And the Hits Keep Coming!
Well did he keep the Muslims away?
Desperation.
When Trump is inaugurated I fully expect 2/3 of the American media to burst into flames.
I’m stocking up on marshmallows.
Then I say we go after the remaining third.
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Umm.... Hate to break this to you WaPo, but there has been quite a lot that has happened in the 1,200 years since. To say "When Christians anointed another political bully"
Let’s see. We have Hitler, Mussolini, and now Charlemagne.
I’m sure I left a few out. It gets hard to keep up with. LOL
Charlemagne? You mean the guy who united Europe and made possible the development of the culture we arose from? Oh who would want that?! /s
Just sayin'....
“Charlemagne? You mean the guy who united Europe and made possible the development of the culture we arose from? Oh who would want that?! /s”
Or the guy that (I Think) they tried to arrange a marriage to the Empress of Byzantium and re-united Eastern and Western political systems and Christianity; who’d want that? /S
TrumpMagne...
...I kinda like it, actually.
This is funny on so many levels.
That the WP should publish such tripe in a literary sense is one thing. Add to that the actual legacy of the historical, supposed, bad guy and you have a chuckle fest.
Yes, the new epoch is what we want.
Good grief,
It is completely enjoyable to see them squirming and frightened.
The Muslims weren’t really a problem yet ... in 782.
Several years ago I was visiting a family in Northern Germany whose entire family gathered to celebrate that their daughter returned from the USA to visit after being away for over a decade. I was traveling with her.
Her aunts were in their 90’s and began singing beautiful Christian hymns in German. Her father, who was sitting across the table from me began crying and stated “That was the hymn we sang during my induction ceremony into Hitler’s army.” (He was on a Panzer tank crew.)
I never knew that Hitler sold the war to the German people as a Christian war and the persecution of Jews was justified by what they did to Jesus until that moment. I was among beautiful caring people who followed their country as it was led astray by Hitler manipulating their religion.
This is stupid. King David was an adulterer and murderer and God placed him on the throne of Israel.
CharleTrump. I like it. Let’s run with those bumperstickers the with Crusader cross......
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