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I'm The Best Christian In The Room..Bigly!!! (Original Post) Grassy Knoll Oct 2016 OP
He's the best phony christian there, I'll give him that! LeftRant Oct 2016 #1
When did they start serving real wine? Control-Z Oct 2016 #3
Catholics, Episcopalians and Lutherans usually serve wine, but The Velveteen Ocelot Oct 2016 #6
That should be a spotlit red flag the size of Montana Thav Oct 2016 #12
I saw that! Nevernose Oct 2016 #2
Brilliant of the photog to get a shot of that. Cha Oct 2016 #5
Did drumpf actually say that?! Cha Oct 2016 #4
Hi, I'm the son of the Nazi who persecuted Al Smith for being Catholic! Vote for me. Coyotl Oct 2016 #7
Hillary is so cute there and truly awesome! manicraven Oct 2016 #8
Same thing when he went to that church in Chicago. duncang Oct 2016 #9
Remember when con artists were considered good Charles Bukowski Oct 2016 #10
To me yeah. rusty quoin Oct 2016 #11

LeftRant

(524 posts)
1. He's the best phony christian there, I'll give him that!
Fri Oct 21, 2016, 12:20 AM
Oct 2016
Donald Trump talked about his Christian faith Saturday, but said he's never sought forgiveness for his sins.

Moderator Frank Luntz asked Trump whether he has ever asked God for forgiveness for his actions.

"I am not sure I have. I just go on and try to do a better job from there. I don't think so," he said. "I think if I do something wrong, I think, I just try and make it right. I don't bring God into that picture. I don't."

Trump said that while he hasn't asked God for forgiveness, he does participate in Holy Communion.

"When I drink my little wine -- which is about the only wine I drink -- and have my little cracker, I guess that is a form of asking for forgiveness, and I do that as often as possible because I feel cleansed," he said. "I think in terms of 'let's go on and let's make it right.'"


http://www.cnn.com/2015/07/18/politics/trump-has-never-sought-forgiveness/

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,706 posts)
6. Catholics, Episcopalians and Lutherans usually serve wine, but
Fri Oct 21, 2016, 12:50 AM
Oct 2016

other Protestants sometimes go for the grape juice (a tradition that dates only from the early 20th century and was the result of the temperance movement). Last I heard Trump was nominally Presbyterian (though I doubt he ever attends services); they use wine or grape juice; depends on the individual church.

Thav

(946 posts)
12. That should be a spotlit red flag the size of Montana
Fri Oct 21, 2016, 10:11 AM
Oct 2016

but for some reason people think because he's got (R) Next to his name, that makes him bosom buddies with Christ.

"I don't bring God into that picture, I don't." So when DO you bring God into it?

I'm of a born-again branch, and to be born again into a new life (one where we do not have the sins of our past) we must first CONFESS those sins and ASK FORGIVENESS. For me, someone who has never asked forgiveness for his sins, even if they're not born again, really isn't following the teachings of Christ.

I'd bank that Trump is of the "prosperity christianity" belief, and believes because he's rich, then he has God's favor.

Nevernose

(13,081 posts)
2. I saw that!
Fri Oct 21, 2016, 12:24 AM
Oct 2016

Even rewound it for my spouse. It's a running joke between us: the only people who know I'm not looking down while everyone else prays only knows because they're looking around, too.

Of course, Donald "Dipshit" Trump should know that there are always cameras on him.

Cha

(297,242 posts)
4. Did drumpf actually say that?!
Fri Oct 21, 2016, 12:42 AM
Oct 2016

'Cause you can tell by his face there he's doesn't give a shit about it.

And, we know by his big ugly mouth and actions he's a sexual predator and psycho asshole.

 

Coyotl

(15,262 posts)
7. Hi, I'm the son of the Nazi who persecuted Al Smith for being Catholic! Vote for me.
Fri Oct 21, 2016, 01:13 AM
Oct 2016

He could not have been more disrespectful except by talking about his penis again.

duncang

(1,907 posts)
9. Same thing when he went to that church in Chicago.
Fri Oct 21, 2016, 01:23 AM
Oct 2016

He barely bowed or closed his eyes. Kept looking around to see if anyone was looking at him.

 

rusty quoin

(6,133 posts)
11. To me yeah.
Fri Oct 21, 2016, 01:59 AM
Oct 2016

Trump was a shit in the 80s but young people admired him for being rich.

He did the apprentice show and he was admired more.

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