38 thoughts on “More Bad Theology From Facebook – A Political Issue”

1. Well said!

   1. Thank you, and thanks for the tweet! 🙂

2. Oh. my. goodness.

   I’d argue that the picture is even blasphemous since Jesus is guiding Trump’s hand, implying that Trump’s every action is like the word of God.

   1. Holy Moses, Judas, and Jesse James, you’re right! I confess, I didn’t look at it that closely as my eyes were still stinging after one glance.
      Methinks we didn’t add enough Get-Thee-Behinds! Augh! 😫

      1. Nope, you should have raised it another whole level.

         1. Yeah, agreed. But I’ve been trying to let go of my judging nature, you know? Grow a little more flexible, more understanding, that sort of thing. (Am I laying it on a little thick? Sorry. 😉)

            1. 🙂 It’s so hard not to be judgmental of our own judgmentalness !

3. Amen, C.J.!

   1. Thank you, Mitch – much appreciated!

4. Amen, amen and amen to that. Jesus taught, Jesus healed. Jesus’s only encounter with politics wasn’t so good.

   1. True, that! 🙂

5. I think it is inadvertently accurate theology – God guides leaders hearts like channels of water in His Hands. God will use Trump regardless of Trumps plan.

   For good or for judgement is the question.

   1. I’m going to give you the benefit of the doubt and assume you’re not saying we can be complacent, believing everything that happens, good or bad, is part of God’s plan.
      CAN God use Trump’s presidency to do his will? Of course! But it may be that it is God’s will we rise from our complacency and fight to make sure basic human rights and liberties are defended and upheld; that racism is stamped out and the poor are given a fair chance to rise from their stations. If Christians are the ones leading this fight, so much the better. Our path should always be one of compassion and justice, never judgement. That’s not our call.
      Thank you for commenting. I hope you have a blessed day.

      1. I am saying that the Lord uses all leaders, good or evil to carry out His purposes according to His plan so the picture was inadvertently accurate. God used Pharaoh and King Cyrus and David and Joshua so the picture of Jesus guiding his hand is accurate whether God uses Trump to bless or to judge, hence the Bible reference from Proverbs 21.

         Wasn’t commenting on activism at all one way or the other.

6. I’m not religious at all, (although I’m really enjoying your Bad Theology posts) but even I find that image slightly disturbing.
   It definitely needs another ‘get thee behind me Satan.’

   1. Maybe I should add a poll, or use some sort of voting system, though I fear we’d divide into a two-party system and the ensuing speeches and petitions would eat into my nap time.
      Clearly I’m not being harsh enough. I shall try henceforth to add more heft to my verdicts. 😉

7. I was waiting for one of these to show up, pathetic and sad and artistically very poor.

   1. Yeah, I didn’t even touch upon the artistic element. Next to this, a Thomas Kinkade is fine art indeed! 😞

8. Wow, I need to unsee that immediately!

   1. Hey, I tried to warn you!
      If you want a quick fix, try watching old episodes of Monty Python. Having some copies on hand is wise in such perilous times as these.

      1. Good idea! Maybe “Life of Brian” is the best antidote …

         1. Of course! Remember, always look on the bright side of life. 😉

9. Wow! Didn’t see that one…ugh!

   1. Ugh is right! Makes me wonder what the people who like this would have thought if Hillary was the one in the chair. 😏

10. Perhaps Jesus was just letting Donnie know that the Oval Office was on fire and he might need a Brexit plan…

    1. I suppose that is a possibility. Blessed be the peacemakers and firefighters. 😏

11. Makes you wonder who would create an image like that – a Trump supporter, or a Trump hater who wants to inflame indignation.

    1. Hmm… hadn’t thought of that! 😳

12. I’ve been griping about this a lot today. Conservatism and Christianity have been so intertwined by the right that they’re indistinguishable in their eyes. In reality, God is above politics. I do believe that Christianity is much more compatible with the right than the left, but God is above politics, and his sovereignty is above our guessing.

    Regardless, I am on my knees for Trump.

    1. Beings how there are Christians on both sides of the political spectrum, and every spot in between, it’s good to remember God is above it all. Maybe if we kept that in mind, we would start treating each other more civilly. Thanks for the comment!

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14. And here I was hoping it was a picture of Jesus taking him down to his just reward! I can dream can’t I?

    1. I’m sure if we look, we’ll find a painting of that as well. 😉

       1. He is surely making life a hell on earth for many people, so if there truly is such a thing as Karma, it will be interesting to see how this all plays out.

          1. I think of those poor people detained in airports, makes my heart ache. Life would be so much simpler without empathy, wouldn’t it? (As Trump can attest).

             1. I’m heartened by the number of people who are coming forward to help. This is going to be a tipping point in our country. Let’s hope we tip the right way❣️I loved that the Pope came out against the buffoon’s behavior and surprised it was not the subject matter of his early morning tweets.

15. Trump don’t have God’s guidance, that’s all I have to say.

    1. And that’s all that needs to be said, as we are in complete agreement. Have a great day!