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Trump's Easter posts mocked major world religions
“Trump tweeted that he was planning on destroying civilian infrastructure in Iran. It was going to be bridge and power plant day, basically promising war crimes, crimes against civilians, against the population of the country. And then in that same tweet or truth, he used the f word on Easter Sunday, and then he seemed to make fun of Islam. Praise Allah, he said. So in one short statement of about a 110 words, he seemed to give the finger to the world's two largest religions.”
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Iconography suggests Trump sees himself as divine
“The one on the right is the one the president sent out. White House communications officer, whoever does this, sent out, and you'll notice that it's been changed. And the American soldier over the president's head, the president as Jesus' head, has been changed and is now, if you look very carefully, a demon, some kind of winged creature of hell. So it goes from an image that suggests, you know, healing and light to an image that suggests, I don't know, a scene from Revelation, John's vision on the Isle Of Patmos, the end times, the apocalypse, who knows?”
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Trump's actions mirror biblical 'man of lawlessness' prophecies
“Among them will be the rise of a figure he describes as the man of lawlessness, sometimes describes as the Antichrist. And he says this, there will be a great rebellion against God led by that man of lawlessness. This man, quote, will oppose and will exalt himself over everything that is called God or is worshiped, so that he sets himself up in God's temple proclaiming himself to be God. He will pose as God. He will mock other gods and put himself in their place.”
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Republican leaders shrug off blatant religious mockery
“In fact, many Republican leaders shrugged it off. Self professed Christians shrugged off, no big deal. You know, he's just just true socialing. Don't pay attention. It's just a joke. It's just a joke. What? You have no sense of humor? Mocking Jesus? Giving the finger to God? You're so uptight. And as for his attacks on the pope, republican leader after republican leader, including just hours ago, the speaker of the house, the self described Christian, fervent Christian, bible scholar, joined in attacking the pope.”
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US foreign policy consistently harms Christian populations
“It's a nation or it's a government anyway that has for a long time really acted in opposition, explicit opposition to the interest of Christians, not just in The United States, but around the world, or foreign policy, for example, seems to target Christians. And this has happened consistently enough that it's probably not an accidental byproduct of the policy. It may be the point of the policy.”
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“The one on the right is the one the president sent out. White House communications officer, whoever does this, sent out, and you'll notice that it's been changed. And the American soldier over the president's head, the president as Jesus' head, has been changed and is now, if you look very carefully, a demon, some kind of winged creature of hell. So it goes from an image that suggests, you know, healing and light to an image that suggests, I don't know, a scene from Revelation, John's vision on the Isle Of Patmos, the end times, the apocalypse, who knows?”
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Culture seeks to rewrite your personal identity
“When you are behind enemy lines, when you are living behind the lines, the enemy will try to rename who you are. You are not where you are. See, they began with the names. And for me and you, that we may miss out on that meaning there, because I'm named Kevin Anthony Brown.”
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Names represent God-given purpose and destiny
“In Daniel's day, and in this culture, names were very significant. Names spoke purpose and destiny to your life. So when the Babylonians grabbed them and renamed them, they were trying to disassociate all of who they had been before, all of the things that they had known, all of the purpose that had been given to them.”
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Secular society squeezes believers into specific molds
“Paul warns us about this in Romans 12. He says, be careful because the world is going to try to squeeze you into its mold, and here Daniel and his friends are experiencing the squeeze. But it happens to us as well. We may not feel like we're in captivity, but culture will try to captivate you.”
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Material comfort often stifles risky faith
“And culture will captivate you with all of this, and then it will hold you captive, and it will try to rewrite who you are because once it's lulled you to sleep with comfort, most of us will not risk or jeopardize our comfort for anything. Don't talk to me about risky faith, Pastor Kevin. I worked really hard to get where I am.”
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Captivity bends those it cannot fully break
“Well, they found out that captivity will try to change your name. It will try to change your identity, and if it can't break you in these moments, it will simply bend you into the mold that it has shaped for you.”
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