In
a commentary transcript, columnist Cal Thomas compared the rise of
Donald Trump with the rise of the Anti-Christ.
The
consideration of such is always good discernment on the part of an
Evangelical public intellectual when a political figure begins to
accumulate a devoted following..
However,
out of curiosity, did this commentator make an as bold a statement
regarding President Obama?
After
all, there was a point when church worship bands and elementary
school choruses alike were singing songs of praise in homage of the
forty-fourth president.
Thomas
observed that at one time a divorced man could not expect to be
elected President but that Evangelicals are now comfortable with a
candidate that has been married three times and can barely quote a
single Bible verse.
But
didn't Thomas himself help get this kind of ball rolling when he
co-authored “Blinded By Might”?
In
that work, Thomas advocated the thesis that Christians shouldn't
really get that involved in politics.
Instead,
believers ought to recognize a distinction between an individual's
personal sense of piety and their ability to govern effectively.
Interesting
how such a directive is rescinded as soon as average Christians are
considering a candidate that does not spew the social justice
platitudes infiltrating religious circles to an ever increasing
degree.
By
Frederick Meekins
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