GOD and Jesus and PRAYER

 As far as I know, there is separation of Church and State. Recently, there is a movement across our country to do away with this. Now that 2025 will bring about a new administration, I fear this separation will be eroded and people with other religious denominations will be forced to pray to one God. Not only that, I am afraid that White Christian Nationalism has already solidified their priorities, so that one bible (The Trump bible, still for sale) and the ten commandments will be daily discourse in our public schools. This is already happening. And these same people-a fairly large electorate, has declared Donald Trump the new Jesus Christ. They pray to him, they prayed he would win this election, they threatened violence in case he did not win, but alas, their prayers were answered.

Let's be clear. This brave new world stands in sharp contrast to Jesus Christ. Want to start with the ten commandments? Donald Trump has broken every single one of these, and his only religion is OF THE SELF. If Jesus is extolled as kind, compassionate, humane, and cares for the poor, sick and hungry, the sheer hypocrisy of this is unbelievable. Let's be clear: you are praying for millions to be deported, jailing of enemies, separation of children from their parents, doing away with supports for women with children; doing away with care for a woman bleeding out from a miscarriage. The poor, the sick, the hungry? My God, he wants to do away with the ACA.  What will you do when your health care is gone?

So please, spare me your prayers and evocation of God; this will be the most uncompassionate adminstration in recent history. It is the furthest thing from care and compassion. A true believer could never say this is a kind, Christian administration that will soon be in office; it is the opposite. A discussion of God and Christianity has no place in a discussion of the terrible deeds about to be unleashed. By the way, there was a Maga-rally(why, they won?) with the red hats and incorrigible signs: get out of our country. They hurled insults against people strolling through Bryant Park on a beautiful day. What would Jesus say???

And let's get real. There are many religions in this country. Pray to whomever you want. Meanwhile, please, please don't talk to me about God and Jesus and kind, compassionate Christianity if he achieves even a fraction of what his policy goals are. This is where autocracy begins and Democracy ends. Spare me the hypocricy when you are talking about such blatant disregard of humanity. If there is a God, my guess is he or she is weeping at this world.