{"id":420,"date":"2016-09-12T12:29:58","date_gmt":"2016-09-12T16:29:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/jacoblupfer\/?p=420"},"modified":"2016-09-12T12:29:58","modified_gmt":"2016-09-12T16:29:58","slug":"twitter-users-expertly-mock-trumps-faux-christianity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/jacoblupfer\/2016\/09\/twitter-users-expertly-mock-trumps-faux-christianity\/","title":{"rendered":"Twitter users expertly mock Trump&#8217;s faux Christianity"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><head><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><\/head><body><p>A few days ago, Twitter users began applying Trump\u2019s obnoxious statements with his questionable understanding of and commitment to his professed religious faith. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/jacoblupfer\/2016\/09\/trumps-gospel\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">I cataloged some of the funniest ones here<\/a>. But there are more.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Nehemiah is best book in Bible. All about building a wall. Can\u2019t believe it took 52 days. Should have made Persians pay. Weak! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TrumpGospel?src=hash\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">#TrumpGospel<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Heath Carter (@heathwcarter) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/heathwcarter\/status\/774794816299360256\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">September 11, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"><p>\nPersians DID pay! Nehemiah was the man. Would have been a great VP. Oh well. Make America great again! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TrumpGospel?src=hash\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">#TrumpGospel<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bD2Lj2T7Rz\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/t.co\/bD2Lj2T7Rz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Heath Carter (@heathwcarter) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/heathwcarter\/status\/774810203070009344\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">September 11, 2016<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Mary Magdalene will be my 4th wife <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TrumpGospel?src=hash\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">#TrumpGospel<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Aaron Besonen (@AaronBesonen) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AaronBesonen\/status\/774813071046942721\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">September 11, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"><p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/trumpgospel?src=hash\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">#trumpgospel<\/a> Render unto Caesar? Thanks to tax laws, I never render. Uncle Sam thinks I lose money every year, but I\u2019m rich, rich, rich!<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Hank Gillette (@hankgillette) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hankgillette\/status\/774705200175190016\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">September 10, 2016<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/trumpgospel?src=hash\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">#trumpgospel<\/a> Forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors? Heh! I\u2019ve gotten lots of debts forgiven. U.S. bankruptcy laws are the best!<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Hank Gillette (@hankgillette) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hankgillette\/status\/774704432659456001\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">September 10, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"><p>\nLook, says right here that a woman is unclean when there\u2019s blood coming out of her whatever. You\u2019re welcome for the rib, doll. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TrumpGospel?src=hash\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">#TrumpGospel<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Iron Sheikspeare (@IronSheikspeare) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/IronSheikspeare\/status\/774663936209784832\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">September 10, 2016<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Nebakanezer was a great leader, used cheap labor to enrich himself. My kinda guy. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TrumpGospel?src=hash\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">#TrumpGospel<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 (((Pocahontas))) (@Chewwie7) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Chewwie7\/status\/774644822283984902\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">September 10, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\"><p>\nFor God so loved the world, he gave his only begotten son\u2026- Only one son? What a loser! I have three sons! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TrumpGospel?src=hash\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">#TrumpGospel<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Experience Holcomb (@ExperiHolcomb) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ExperiHolcomb\/status\/774584760534532097\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">September 10, 2016<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TrumpGospel?src=hash\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">#TrumpGospel<\/a> Jesus? From the Middle East? Sorry, not welcome.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jeffrey Galperin (@JeffGalperin) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JeffGalperin\/status\/774572635682402304\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">September 10, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-421 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/700\/2016\/09\/TrumpGospel.jpg\" alt=\"#TrumpGospel\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"border-radius: 2px; text-indent: 20px; width: auto; padding: 0px 4px 0px 0px; text-align: center; font: bold 11px\/20px 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #ffffff; background: #bd081c  no-repeat scroll 3px 50% \/ 14px 14px; position: absolute; opacity: 1; z-index: 8675309; display: none; cursor: pointer; top: 1012px; left: 77px;\">Save<\/span><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Blessed are the poor? 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