I cringed when I saw the photo of them laying hands on him.... oh geez.
I like to think I don’t live in a left or right bubble....
Cringe? Why? They are praying and the hands-on is so very supportive and touching.
You worried about disease transmission?
They’re just praying.
God had a reason for creating us to have physical bodies and so physical touch is important and it unites us in a tangible and visible way.
:-)
Why does that make you cringe?
“I cringed when I saw the photo of them laying hands on him.... oh geez.”
I cringe when people say they cringe at prayer. Like it or not, America wasn’t founded in any kind of “bubble”; it was founded by Christians, boldly, pure and simple. There are countries where that isn’t the case, so ...
FReegards Katya!
I too did not know what was your point about there being a photo of it. I get that about private prayer, but this is more like “laying on of hands.” It conveys official sanction and delegation/recognition of spiritual authority. More than a blessing it is a message to the faithful of official commission by spiritual authority; especially in ordaining pastors and commissioning foreign missionaries. It does not make Donald Trump spiritual in any way, though he receives this like it was a blessing.
I saw here on FR another photo of Trump being “laid hands on” by a bunch of preachers with members of the cabinet and VP present.
Found that other photo from July 2017.
We can’t have him get “hands laid on” by white preachers only.
link: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/acts-of-faith/wp/2017/07/12/photo-surfaces-of-evangelical-pastors-laying-hands-on-trump-in-the-oval-office/