Posted on 01/18/2016 5:56:18 PM PST by Isara
A lot of guffawing about this by reporters on social media today. Mollie Hemingway wonders: Who pulled them aside and told them it’s supposed to be “Second Corinthians”?
|
Mildly getting kick out of media, who (at best) give a pitch perfect impression of Biblical illiteracy, mocking Trump for 'Two Corinthians.' — Mollie (@MZHemingway) January 18, 2016 |
Readers grumble that I’m too negative about Trump so let me pay him a sincere compliment. I admire that he has the stones to go into a place like Liberty and not even make a pretense of being a devout believer. You could dismiss what he said last summer about not being sure if he’s ever asked God for forgiveness as an amateur mistake; it’s an amazing mistake for someone in a GOP primary to make, amateur or not, but a first-time candidate who’s running as the opposite of a scripted politician gets a little leeway. Six months later, Trump is more polished in interviews and at the debates, and obviously by design — he wants voters to get more comfortable with imagining him as president. But still, he seems to have made no apparent effort to polish his handle on Christian priorities even though he’s competing with an ostentatiously evangelical candidate in Iowa. Why is that? How is it that Trump hasn’t brought in an advisor to teach him how to talk to evangelicals in a way that suggests he shares their worldview? How is it he’s still struggling with questions about divine forgiveness? How is it he can’t spare a hundred grand to have one guy on call who can vet his speeches in advance and say, “Okay, you know that ‘2 Corinthians’ is a written reference to ‘Second Corinthians,’ right?” Or maybe he does have that guy and the guy simply assumed that Trump knew that because, really, who wouldn’t know that who’s been to church a few times as a kid?
I think Trump’s approach to all of this is “what you see is what you get.” He’ll pander half-heartedly, like calling the Bible the only book better than “The Art of the Deal,” but even that operates more as a self-deprecating joke on Trump’s own narcissistic grandeur than as a serious expression of belief. When it comes to evangelicals, he seems resolved not to go out of his way to suggest he feels a sense of piety when he obviously doesn’t. I respect that. Frankly, I wish more politicians would follow his example. And given how well he’s doing in Iowa, a lot of Christian voters seem to respect it too. It’s amazing to me that he’s competitive with Cruz among the wider GOP electorate given how glib his professions of faith are, but that just goes to show that “values voters” aren’t the one- or two-issue voters they’re always stereotyped as being. Plenty of evangelicals, I’d guess, prefer Trump because they think he’d deliver the biggest possible change to D.C. despite the fact that they likely have more confidence in Cruz and Marco Rubio on social issues. They’re treating politics as politics, not as a morals test. You’d think they’d get more credit from their critics on the left for that. Plus, why should evangelical voters hold Trump’s past moral failings against him when prominent Christian politicians obviously don’t? Mike Huckabee and Rick Santorum, the most outspoken Christian pols in the field, are in a contest lately to see who can speak more warmly of Donald Trump at the expense of their evangelical rival, Ted Cruz:
"Past is prologue and if you look at someone's past, it's legit," Santorum began, but added, "people change and that's a good thing. I want to encourage everybody to be more conservative."
"You look at some of the greatest conservatives, many of them changed positions over the years," Santorum added…
Santorum took a more skeptical line when asked about Cruz.
"You've seen a shift," he said.
"If you're going out there as he is and saying 'Trust Ted' and 'I am the guy you can trust all the time because I'm not going to waver' [but] then you have a whole laundry list of wavers and changes, then I think it's fair game."
Lifelong practicing Christian Ted Cruz is a shifty flip-flopper but longtime Democratic donor and Hillary pal Donald Trump should be welcomed into the conservative fold? Good to know that Rick Santorum’s principles don’t depend on electoral strategy.
If you want to see just how well received Trump is by some prominent evangelicals, read some of the highlights from the introduction that Jerry Falwell Jr gave him before today’s convocation speech. Quote: "In my opinion, Donald Trump lives a life of loving and helping others as Jesus taught in the great commandment.” Russell Moore, the president of the Southern Baptist Convention’s Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission, was agog:
|
Absolutely unbelievable. https://t.co/fDTD5LBWNt — Russell Moore (@drmoore) January 18, 2016 |
|
Trading in the gospel of Jesus Christ for political power is not liberty but slavery. — Russell Moore (@drmoore) January 18, 2016 |
|
Evangelicals can love a golden calf, as long as Aaron promises to make Mexico pay for it. — Russell Moore (@drmoore) January 18, 2016 |
Here’s the “Two Corinthians” part along with today’s speech in full. Exit question: Didn’t Jesus say in one of the gospels, “Deal from strength or get crushed every time”?
Donald Trump: "Two Corinthians..." (C-SPAN) (Video)
Full Speech: Donald Trump Speaks at Liberty University Convocation (1-18-16) (Video)
LOL maybe he’s right. Two Corinthians.
two corinthians walked into a bar...
This is stupid.
I have often referred to Two Corinthians, Two Peter, Two John.....
I don’t think for one minute that Mr. Trump is trying to make people think he’s a born-again Christian. He knows he’s a nominal Christian.
I think Rush is also a nominal Christian, and I love the guy. He also flubbed the Corinthians reference today on his show. Rush, however, is a staunch defender of Christians. Perhaps Mr. Trump will be as well.
Shame Jimmy Carter isn’t running.
From the guy who puts Allah in pundit. He’s a demagogue of the worst sort.
Put on your big girl panties. The natives are restless over this one.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3385224/posts
You say twomato, I say second.
From Liberty University today:
“And then in explaining how his own father was criticized for supporting Ronald Reagan over Jimmy Carter for president, Falwell added:
“He wasn’t electing a Sunday school teacher or a pastor or even a president who shared his theological beliefs,” Falwell said. “He was electing the president of the United States and the talents, abilities and experience required to lead a nation might not always line up with those needed to run a church or lead a congregation. After all, Jimmy Carter was a great Sunday school teacher but look what happened to our nation with him in the presidency.””
Oh, man. That’s the last straw. I’m switching my vote to that Ted Flanders guy whose father thinks that God put him here to rule the world or something.
But did they apologize to Miss Philipians like Steve Harvey?
I like Revelations!
Get it ?
When is someone going to become alarmed that Russell Moore had a twitter meltdown?
Russell Moore, you idiot, why did you not ever attack Obama?
Two Corinthians
Three Corinthians
Four
Donald TRump
really is a bore.
Lol, Judy. Truly a shame!
VERY good!
Everyone turn to Psalms 1 .....
It's about TRump being a very loud bully and bore.
As they say in racing “2 place is 1 loser”.
“It’s nut aboot...”
Ted, is that you?
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.