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How Are Certain People Seeing Trump As A Religious Savior?
Good article here from Thomas Edsall:
It’s basically a contrast of two pull-quotes within the article. To begin:
Trump has given us adequate evidence that he has little religious sensibility or theological acuity. He has scant knowledge of the Bible, he has said that he has never sought forgiveness for his sins, and he has no substantive connection to a church or denomination. He’s not only one of the least religious but also likely one of the most theologically ignorant presidents the country has ever had.
It would be hard to disagree with that one.
And then:
he is sometimes also viewed as an anointed leader sent by God…
