The Trumpitudes

Matthew Distefano crafted a parody of the Sermon on the Mount, reenvisaged as it might have gone if Donald Trump had delivered it. Click through to read it.

There is no need for anyone to say “blessed are the successful” or “blessed are the rich” or “blessed are the powerful.” It is typically a given, an assumption, the sort of thing that doesn’t even need saying.

What Jesus said, on the other hand, immediately raises questions. Who will feed those who hunger? When? In what sense are they blessed? And what will happen to those who have fed themselves while others go hungry?

Want more on the contrast between the Sermon on the Mount and the sayings of Donald Trump? Click through for things like this…

Hate for Enemies

⁴³ “You have heard that it was said, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, ⁴⁴ but I say to you, with the terrorists, you have to take out their families, when you get these terrorists; you have to take out their families. ⁴⁵ They care about their lives, don’t kid yourself. When they say they don’t care about lives, you have to take out their families…