{"id":106683,"date":"2018-12-11T00:50:38","date_gmt":"2018-12-11T07:50:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/markshea\/?p=106683"},"modified":"2018-12-08T14:57:05","modified_gmt":"2018-12-08T21:57:05","slug":"yep-it-is-vital-to-understand-that-trump-is-a-cult-leader","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/markshea\/2018\/12\/yep-it-is-vital-to-understand-that-trump-is-a-cult-leader.html","title":{"rendered":"Yep. It is vital to understand that Trump is a Cult Leader"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

\u2026and his movement is a Cult, far closer to a religious or messianic movement than a political one:<\/p>\n

<\/iframe><\/p>\nAnd the greatest tragedy is that the Cult is almost totally composed of Christians who have rejected the gospel in favor of the worship of this visible from space moron, mob boss, sex predator, liar, grifter and crook. Christianism is a cult centered on the worship and defense of Donald Trump, the will to lie and cheat, abuse and even kill in his name, while retaining the trapping, aesthetics, and jargon of a perverted American conservative Christianity now totally repurposed to making war on the gospel in the defense of man who said (in a rare moment of honesty) that he could shoot people in the middle of Fifth Avenue and not lose a single supporter.<\/p>\nFuture generation will look back in astonishment at a generation of conservative Christians who could prostrate themselves to this charlatan and see no conflict between that and their alleged belief in the gospel of Jesus Christ. But nobody will appear more shameful and disgraced than the proud Pharisees of conservative American Catholicism who, given the clear choice between him and a decent and good man like Pope Francis, chose this vile swine like the mob that shouted \u201cGive us Barabbas!\u201d<\/p>\nThe mob on Good Friday spoke in ignorance. What is our excuse?<\/p>\nIt is not too late to repent and believe the actual gospel. But every day the time grows shorter. Do not delay.<\/p>\n<blockquote>I\u2019ll tell you one thing: I get elected president\u2026 Christianity will have power\u2026Because if I\u2019m there, you\u2019re going to have plenty of power. You don\u2019t need anybody else.\u201d \u2013 Donald Trump<\/p>\nAgain, the devil took Him to a very high mountain and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory. \u201cAll this I will give You,\u201d he said, \u201cif You will fall down and worship me.\u201d \u2013 Matthew 4:8-9<\/p>\nMany will come in my name, claiming, \u2018I am he,\u2019 and will deceive many. \u2013 Mark 13:6<\/p>\nFor this reason, God will send them a powerful delusion so that they will believe the lie, in order that judgment will come upon all who have disbelieved the truth and delighted in wickedness. \u2013 2 Thessalonians 2:11-12<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u2026and his movement is a Cult, far closer to a religious or messianic movement than a political one: And the greatest tragedy is that the Cult is almost totally composed of Christians who have rejected the gospel in favor of the worship of this visible from space moron, mob boss, sex predator, liar, grifter and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":92,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[1071],"class_list":["post-106683","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-the-cult-of-trump"],"yoast_head":"\n<title>Yep. 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