29th March, 2024.
Right … it’s now Good Friday … !
Yay.
At least ‘Yay’ … in theory.
I went into Romford, yesterday: to try and sell the laptop.
And got nowhere!
Quite what I’m going to do now … ?
I don’t know!
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I’ve got to confess, I’m not especially religious: although I’ve found prayer useful, occasionally.
But … ?
I’m also very aware that the US sees religion differently to the UK.
Here, it’s usually seen as a private matter you generally don’t talk about.
Over there, it’s more openly discussed: although I don’t know if Debbi, my one regular comment, can confirm that.
At ANY rate? Religion in the States seems to be more openly discussed … and more openly involved with politics.
I know I still see the occasional reports of preachers, priests and pastors endorsing one side or another, one policy or another.
Most presidents seem not to want to discuss their particular beliefs: sensibly.
They want to appeal to as many voters as possible: whilst keeping an eye on the US First Amendment, the Constitutional amendment that mandates a separation of church and state.
But … ?
One thing that has come to my attention … ?
Is potential Presidential candidate, Donald Trump … is now selling copies of the Bible.
This, to me, is hugely offensive.
He’s doing this not out of any genuinely held beliefs … but to raise money for his political hopes, to pay off his court costs, and to dupe his Christian voters: to get them to vote for him by convincing them he’s a believer.
The man is a genuine villain: one that’s ignorant of a quote from Dune:
“When religion and politics travel in the same cart, the riders believe nothing can stand in their way. Their movements become headlong - faster and faster and faster. They put aside all thoughts of obstacles and forget [that] the precipice does not show itself to the man in a blind rush until it’s too late.”
And equally ignorant of John 2:15-16:
“15 And when he had made a scourge of small cords, he drove them all out of the temple, and the sheep, and the oxen; and poured out the changers’ money, and overthrew the tables;16 And said unto them that sold doves, Take these things hence; make not my Father’s house an house of merchandise.”
Trump’s about the money: not the beliefs.
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