I have never seen the
kind of hostility toward a new president as I have seen against Donald Trump. In fact, the only time more Democrats decided
to pout and refused to attend an inauguration was when Abraham Lincoln was
sworn in as President!
Many of my friends and
acquaintances have, and probably still hate Trump with a passion. Honestly, I don’t understand it, so let me share
a few observations. You see, I believe
the media has falsely accused him to a tremendous degree.
Most Trump haters do not like him as he seems
to have had a somewhat sordid past. OK. Point taken.
Ten years ago, he was less than stellar morally and maybe we saw some
lingering traces of that in the first debates.
Obama was a druggie in college.
So what? Who are these men today?
First, I am more
interested in who Trump is today than his past.
And it is quite appalling to me how so many self-righteous sanctimonious
so-called Christians are so quick to condemn him to Hell by forcing him to live
in his past. Isn’t the primary belief of
Christianity forgiveness and Christ-like love?
Didn’t Christ die so we may be forgiven of our sins? The only thing we should be concerned about
is the man today. He won the election
fair and square.
During his first inauguration,
there were 6 Christian prayers offered, more than any other inauguration in
history. And in Trump’s speech he said,
“We will be protected by the great men and women of our military and law
enforcement and, MOST IMPORTANTLY, WE ARE PROTECTED BY GOD.”
This appears to be Donald
Trump today, a God-fearing man. Is he
sincere? I don’t know. Is this all just a farce to get elected? I don’t know.
What I do know is he seemed to invite God back into America.
Who among you is ready to
cast the first stone? Which of you is
ready to turn away from Christ’s teachings and refuse to forgive him for any
past deeds? I am not, and will never be
that person. I have committed too many
sins of my own to worry about others.
Also, in a spiritual sense, one the hardest things people trying to
follow Christ must deal with is false Christians who won’t let them repent.
Secondly, the media has
put forth the “fact” that Trump hates Mexicans.
I do not believe this. Why? I have never heard him say this. Only the fake news media has said this. I HAVE heard Trump say he was against illegal
immigration. There is a big difference
between the two.
In 1775 Patrick Henry
warned the people against indifference, complacency, and apathy. Are we today heeding the Constitution? One of the President’s first duties is in the
Oath of Office states, “defend the Constitution against all enemies, both
foreign and domestic.” What does this
mean! Congress is given the task to make
laws, and the President’s duty is to uphold them. The President cannot make laws. It is the right and privilege however of our
President to enforce laws enacted by Congress that deal with national
security. If someone enters our Country
illegally, measures must be taken or we will end up with nothing to call our
own. This is fulfilling the Oath of
Office, not racism.
Thirdly, I do not believe
Trump is a misogynist. Again, this is
something the mainstream media has raised as a banner to try and destroy
him. Oh how we love to wave about big
words. I am still waiting for some proof
of this, and I haven’t seen any yet. The
only things I have heard about occurred many years ago.
Fourth, I do not believe
Trump hates Muslims. Trump has NEVER
said this. However, he has raised some
legitimate concerns. Most Muslims are
peaceful people as most Americans are.
However, studies show that 10% to 15% of them are radicalized, or very
dangerous. All I have ever heard Trump
say is we need to vet those wanting to enter our Country. We need to find a way to filter them, and no
one knows how to do this yet. If there
was a 10% chance your new neighbor wanted to rape and kill your daughter, would
10% be a risk level you would be comfortable with? All he wants to do is fulfill the Oath of
Office, to protect us from enemies, both foreign and domestic. This is NOT racism.
And lastly, I would like
to quote some lines from Trump’s inaugural address on January 20th,
2016:
… today we are not merely
transferring power from one administration to another, or from one party to
another – but we are transferring power from Washington D.C. and giving it back
to you, the American people. THIS IS
VERY CONSTITUTIONAL.
… for too long, a small
group in our nation’s capital has reaped the rewards of government while the
people have born the cost. Washington
flourished—but the people did not share in its wealth. DOES ANYONE HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THIS
STATEMENT?
…an education system
flush with cash, but which leaves our young and beautiful students deprived of
knowledge. ANY ISSUES?
…for many decades we’ve
enriched foreign industry at the expense of American industry;… we’ve defended
other nation’s borders while refusing to defend our own… and spent trillions of
dollars overseas while America’s infrastructure has fallen into disrepair and
decay… ANY ISSUES?
I could go on. Would those of you that don’t support him,
at least give him a chance? He has the
potential to fill the history books as one of the greatest presidents
ever. Will he? I don’t know, but his inviting God back into
our Country is a good place to start.
