Personal Journal through the Trump Years
I watched the movie about World War 2 German pastor Dietrich Bonhoeffer yesterday. The parallels are so scary. How could the German church replace the Bible with a new one Hitler came up with? How could the German church call for the worship of Hitler first in all things as he killed innocent people? What does a church stand for? What are the roles of churches? I was raised a Southern Baptist and went to church every Sunday morning, Sunday evening and Wednesday nights. These weekly basic staples were accompanied by GA camp, Youth Camp, Evangelism Explosion (door to door knocking) and mission trips. Yet the very faith I was raised in is as silent as crickets (minus one Music Minister) when Trump and his atrocities are brought up. The religion that taught me to be kind, forgiving and 'treat others as you would have them do unto you' are the forefront of this white Christian nationalism. They see Trump as the last Mohican (and last hope) of holding up white power. History ...