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Things that are not part of politics happening presently and how we approach or address it as Anabaptists.
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barnhart wrote: ↑Tue Apr 14, 2026 11:20 am I can't say what the president intended with his picture but it seems like a sizable portion of MAGA thought it represented Jesus. Enough that he took it down and that is pretty rare.
Or he just responds to political pressure and if people tell him, “Folks didn’t like that” he’ll retract it.
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I think this crew talks about this event in a non-political way...with a focus on the religious/theological ideas/actions related to the event.
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Both Rod Dreher and Doug Wilson didn’t think it was a picture of Trump as a doctor.

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It is very hard for me to predict what offends people. I can think of so many things the President has done and said that seem so much worse.
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Well, I can easily now point to a bombastic statement of Doug Wilson that I disagree with. I don't think it was "blasphemous", but maybe that's because I don't really pay much attention to religious art.
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People get their knickers in a knot over a symbolic meme that is NOT saying what they are trying to make it out to be.
Not very long ago I heard Trump say he “hopes” to go to heaven. If he is trying to claim to actually be Jesus, then why isn’t he even sure he is saved?
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Valerie wrote: ↑Wed Apr 15, 2026 5:29 pm People get their knickers in a knot over a symbolic meme that is NOT saying what they are trying to make it out to be.
Not very long ago I heard Trump say he “hopes” to go to heaven. If he is trying to claim to actually be Jesus, then why isn’t he even sure he is saved?
His exact comments where that he doesn't think he'll be making it into heaven.
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JohnH wrote: ↑Wed Apr 15, 2026 6:02 pm
Valerie wrote: ↑Wed Apr 15, 2026 5:29 pm People get their knickers in a knot over a symbolic meme that is NOT saying what they are trying to make it out to be.
Not very long ago I heard Trump say he “hopes” to go to heaven. If he is trying to claim to actually be Jesus, then why isn’t he even sure he is saved?
His exact comments where that he doesn't think he'll be making it into heaven.
Sad, I hope someone can help him with that, at any rate he certainly knows he’s not Jesus.
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Valerie wrote: ↑Wed Apr 15, 2026 6:10 pm
JohnH wrote: ↑Wed Apr 15, 2026 6:02 pm
Valerie wrote: ↑Wed Apr 15, 2026 5:29 pm People get their knickers in a knot over a symbolic meme that is NOT saying what they are trying to make it out to be.
Not very long ago I heard Trump say he “hopes” to go to heaven. If he is trying to claim to actually be Jesus, then why isn’t he even sure he is saved?
His exact comments where that he doesn't think he'll be making it into heaven.
Sad, I hope someone can help him with that, at any rate he certainly knows he’s not Jesus.
Yes it's quite sad and we should remember that all of these people are... people, many of them lost souls in need of a saviour.
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I see that Trump posted another picture. Hard to tell, but seems to be a picture of Trump with someone who may be a Red Cross doctor putting his arm around him.
:lol:
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