The fake Christianity of Donald Trump (and Jerry Falwell Jr.)

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King: The fake Christianity of Donald Trump (and Jerry Falwell Jr.)
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Donald Trump has all but broadcast to the world that he knows absolutely nothing about Christianity.
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Shaun King

NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
Tuesday, January 26, 2016, 3:48 PM

Yes, we can actually know what's in a man's heart by studying the way they live their actual life.

There is nothing surprising about Jerry Falwell Jr., president of the conservative "Christian" mega-college, Liberty University, endorsing Donald Trump. I have always believed that at the heart of southern white conservative Christianity isn't Jesus, but whiteness, not religion, but racism and the Republican Party.

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Donald Trump is the most prominent and popular bigot in modern American history. White supremacist hate groups openly profess their love for him and are actively campaigning for him.

In the past year, Donald Trump openly stated that the United States should ban all Muslims from entering the country, blamed African-Americans for the overwhelming majority of white murder victims, has been overtly racist toward Mexican immigrants, has been consistently sexist and crass toward women — and has offered absolutely no apologies for any of it. These aren't just political statements, but a terrible mix of lies and practices that fly in the face of Christianity.

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There is nothing surprising about Jerry Falwell Jr., right, president of the conservative "Christian" mega-college, Liberty University, endorsing Donald Trump.
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Beyond the fact that his words stand in stark contrast to the compassionate Christ of the Bible, Trump has all but broadcast to the world that he knows absolutely nothing about Christianity. Maybe it has something to do with Jesus saying it would be easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than a rich man to get into heaven, but whatever the case, Trump has done a terrible job at even pretending to be Christian.

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When asked if he has ever asked God for forgiveness or repented of his sins, a key tenet of Christianity, Trump openly said no, and could not really recall a time, ever, that he needed to ask God for forgiveness. Had President Obama uttered such a phrase, white people would've used it as indisputable proof that he was an undercover Muslim or the anti-Christ.

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When asked to name his favorite Bible verse, he couldn't really name one at all.

When speaking at Liberty University, he so badly flubbed the name of one of the most popular New Testament epistles that it became a trending topic. He's not a young man, mind you, he's a senior citizen. He's 69 years old. He doesn't know these things because they aren't a real part of his life.

Most conservative Christians claim to despise divorce, but Trump has been married three times.

His Christianity is so fake, so phony, that if a fictional conservative character was created to fake it the way he has, it would seem so outrageous, so preposterous, that it would seem like a complete impossibility.

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Falwell, the president of the largest Christian university in the country, let the world know that Trump's his man.
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But, here we are anyway, with the president of the largest Christian university in the country letting the world know Trump's his man.

Is it his family values? Is it his compassionate tone? Is it his command of scripture?

I call foul.

Donald Trump is not beloved by conservative Christians like Jerry Falwell Jr. in spite of his bigotry, but because of it.

When men tell you who they really are, believe them.
 
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