CHRISTIANITY IN CRISIS: Trump, Politics, and the Future of Faith

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Has Christianity been co-opted by politics? Mona Charen sits down with David French of The New York Times and Russell Moore …

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@SandraRaines-cj4xz March 16, 2025 - 4:15 pm

Purification through our trials and tribulations. Trust God and have fath.

@annewhite6581 March 16, 2025 - 4:15 pm

What about critical thought? What about Biblical truth? What about the old adage "If it looks like a duck, walks like a duck, quacks like a duck, its a duck." The great apostacy has muddied critical thought. How can people be so blind and lazy? What about the character of Jesus? I am gobsmacked how people can be so blind. Tragic.

@glennelson1907 March 16, 2025 - 4:15 pm

😂😂😂

@ceciliamendonca9044 March 16, 2025 - 4:15 pm

We have to ask St. JOSEPH N Mother Mary to intercede for this situation n for the whole world.

@ceciliamendonca9044 March 16, 2025 - 4:15 pm

The Bible says in John 10:10 The thief comes to destroy. When people get more n more they forget God. Now is the time to pray n repent.

@haidaralikhan2349 March 16, 2025 - 4:15 pm

Trump biological or non biological

@haidaralikhan2349 March 16, 2025 - 4:15 pm

Jesus human being so prophet not God❤ religion different from culture

@haidaralikhan2349 March 16, 2025 - 4:15 pm

We Muslim more Christians than claiming Christian✝

@bobbiettapayne7026 March 16, 2025 - 4:15 pm

God is not please with you using his name in vain trying to hurt people God is not the author of confusion

@greenpulseeducation5002 March 16, 2025 - 4:15 pm

Woke nationalist or Pagan secularism will take over your country if not Trump.

@bydlokun March 16, 2025 - 4:15 pm

Pitchforks incoming

@carolynhenderson1010 March 16, 2025 - 4:15 pm

Trump was selected by the Illuninati for this time Satan New World Order agenda 20v30 Maga Church world has fallen away from faith in Jesus Christ Crusified joined in with the Antichrist Beast System Satan has deceived many Hosea 4 v6 They rejected God he has Rejected them Repent get right with God Tribulation Persecution is right at the door

@YAHDAKA March 16, 2025 - 4:15 pm

SEEK THE TRUTH!! 1599 Geneva Bible-
5 ¶ Trust in the YAHAWAH with all thine heart, and lean not unto thine own wisdom.

6 In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy ways.

7 ¶ Be not wise in thine own eyes: but fear the YAHAWAH, and depart from evil.

@gardenfornutrition6373 March 16, 2025 - 4:15 pm

I am always amazed that the church never seems to realize the real cause of the corruption of the church. When the pastor makes a living from the coffers, money and power will always be the underlying goal. The flock is merely following the pastors example. The New Testament shows that preachers should only take money temporarily; when trying to establish themselves in a new location.

@nataliyagregory2911 March 16, 2025 - 4:15 pm

In fact, almost everyone does not understand what it means to turn the cheek for a blow. This text should be considered in the context of the entire Bible. 1) Christ addressed people who did: a tooth for a tooth and an eye for an eye. This means: if YOU ARE GUILTY, YOU MUST TURN THE CHEEK. And if not: CHRIST HIMSELF says (during the interrogation before death): if I (Christ) have done something bad, then show Me: what. If I have done nothing bad, why do you strike Me (Christ)?
When Christ saw the terrible corruption in the temple (which the Priests allowed). At that time Christ took a whip and drove the market out of the temple and overturned the tables. And only to the man who sold doves for the poor, Christ said: take this. The Lord did not turn the cheek when there was social injustice. He stood up for people.

@rhhamlin08 March 16, 2025 - 4:15 pm

God will use whomever He wants for His purposes.

@destriagladney9908 March 16, 2025 - 4:15 pm

Wait, did I hear that right? She is not a Christian? What the What. Who are these people?

@destriagladney9908 March 16, 2025 - 4:15 pm

Have you wonderful people ever read the Bible? Then you missed the biggest part Matt 24:24

@andrewdrudge7878 March 16, 2025 - 4:15 pm

As a conservative Christian Canadian, I find it appalling that the American religious Right has been so deeply deceived by this man. Simply listening to him speak reveals a deeply anti-Christ world view. The constant lies, bullying, and self focus are completely opposed to the teachings of Jesus. His willingness to adopt a few key polotical points that the Right supports simply shows he is crafty enough to recognize what is needed to get their support, not a reflection of his own morality.

@gailburd9750 March 16, 2025 - 4:15 pm

Act justly,love mercy a,and walk humbly

@gailburd9750 March 16, 2025 - 4:15 pm

Donald Trump represents everything my Bible says we shouldn't be.

@RussellKitchens-of1hs March 16, 2025 - 4:15 pm

Let me be clear politics and religion don't mix well. It's like mixing water with oil it doesn't mix well. Now let's talk about religion verse's spiritually. Religious people are the ones who make law's and remake the law's. Better known as the pharaseees and Sadducees. Jesus didn't sit with the law makers but came to sit with the sinners. The other thing is God wants a relationship with you. God isn't about politics and religion period. He wants and desires a relationship with his people. Paula white and these other people Trump has around him really need to check themselves.

@terrymontgomery2658 March 16, 2025 - 4:15 pm

Remember, we have seen this movie before. Satan used the Roman government and the religious community to crucify Jesus. The extreme immorality of a liberal government made it easy for the opposition government to dangle a form of righteousness in front of the religious community. Thus shining a light on liberal immorality while effectively hiding and denying its own.

@loriwoolf5447 March 16, 2025 - 4:15 pm

The separation of church and state is not meant to diminish the church, rather to protect our right to choose our faith freely. Its a paradox, like many of Christs teachings. We are to give to Ceasar what is Ceasars and to God what belongs to God. He is the first seal, the false Savior and first rider on the white horse, followed by red horse for war, pale horse brings famine, and the black horse brings death. The final last days dictator is described clearly, his character and deeds are consistent with the prophesied Anti-Christ. He fulfills every detail of the dreaded beast and only now do we have the ability and technology for the prophesies to occur. He sets the standard of behavior as the president and so many are idolizing his hate, his authoritarianism, his autocratic endeavors. Only Jesus is a trustworthy monarch, no other. His Kingdom is not of this world. His people are not of this world. Be not deceived for the day of the Lord will not come until there is a great falling away and THAT man of sin be revealed who exalts himself over everything that is called God so that he sits in the temple of God showing himself that he is god. Im in a lifeboat, the titanic is sinking, and im trying to convince people who are angry and scared that the lifeboat is their only hope for salvation, Jesus is our Life boat. Jesus is our standard and example. Jesus loved the poor and oppressed. Do you think money and power could buy his favor as it does with trump? Trump thinks heroes that sacrificed their lives for freedom and democracy are suckers and losers. The Bible says a last days rich politician would deceive the world, even the elect if possible. He would worship a god of forces and fortresses. He would be ruddy, stout, and have a fierce countenance. He will be pompous, lawless, bragadocious, deceptive, he would represent himself as the only hope for peace and prosperity. He would have no compassion, no honesty, no truth in him because he is the opposite of Jesus Christ in every way, that is why John calls him Anti-Christ, the final world dictator. There is the anti-Christ spirit which is the power of Satan. The Bibles says he will accept the offer of compl

@--Skip-- March 16, 2025 - 4:15 pm

Christians need to get OFF Fox News, Truth Social, and other media, and get their heads into their Bible. If that had before the election, they would have voted for her. Kindness, justice, fairmindedness, humility, grace, care, …that is being "woke," which means "a wake" to others around you. Caring, especially in times of need.

@stephendohnalek462 March 16, 2025 - 4:15 pm

HUCKSTERS one and all. And where was Joel Oosten in this teachable experience? Just beware of the wolves who parade about in lambs clothes.

@allenjames6743 March 16, 2025 - 4:15 pm

This is a BIG LIE from Demoncrats. No wonder they lost in the recent US elections. Thanks be to God!

@DanielEllis-w1p March 16, 2025 - 4:15 pm

Christianity is not in crises. What is in crisis is that which had been replacing Christianity for thousands of years. A form of godliness that is really a slide into deeper sinfulness. Matt.23:15. The church in Christ time had it. 1Kgs.18:21. The church in Elijah's time had it. Gen.4:8. The church in Abel's time had it. 2Tim.3:15. My thinking is that it is time for the church to return to scriptures. Is.8:20. To take her mandate and agenda from scripture and only scripture. Jesus's platform was always "it is written".

@adamyang3056 March 16, 2025 - 4:15 pm

Maybe Trump is hand picked by God to punish America. God bless America? American Christian need to think twice about it.

@steve-ov3jz March 16, 2025 - 4:15 pm

Trump is the little horn and the destroyer of truth norms customs and nations for the anti christ to assume control of the world after his chaos. Many will be deceived by money and technology into following hate greed and lies instead of love unity and peace.

@SheilaMocherman-Sheridan-wz9pj March 16, 2025 - 4:15 pm

trump learned to USE anyone and everyone, to accomplis his goal. He will mock God and pay the price.

@27steve March 16, 2025 - 4:15 pm

Trump is politisising Christianity and that is not what Jesus taught us. We need to spread the Gospel and not to comply with a world view of moderate Christianity.

@lylemcpeters March 16, 2025 - 4:15 pm

Another trip to Florida by Felon trump, another $3.5 million paid by taxpayers.

@carlosrivas3837 March 16, 2025 - 4:15 pm

Jesus loves Trump.

You need to stop spreading hate.

God loves everyone

Ultra MAGA Mexicans for Trump

@lawrenceseow7252 March 16, 2025 - 4:15 pm

Americans are so smart
And so lost…
Since the Mayflower expedition and Pilgrims
They have somehow managed to lose their bearings

@richhazeltine1413 March 16, 2025 - 4:15 pm

Scripture re Trump: Trump
ASV
Now we beseech you, brethren, [a]touching the [b]coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and our gathering together unto him; 2 to the end that ye be not quickly shaken from your mind, nor yet be troubled, either by spirit, or by word, or by epistle as from us, as that the day of the Lord is just at hand; 3 let no man beguile you in any wise: for it will not be, except the falling away come first, and the man of [c]sin be revealed, the son of perdition, 4 he that opposeth and exalteth himself against all that is called God or [d]that is worshipped; so that he sitteth in the [e]temple of God, setting himself forth as God. 5 Remember ye not, that, when I was yet with you, I told you these things? 6 And now ye know that which restraineth, to the end that he may be revealed in his own season. 7 For the mystery of lawlessness doth already work: [f]only there is one that restraineth now, until he be taken out of the way. 8 And then shall be revealed the lawless one, whom the Lord [g]Jesus shall [h]slay with the breath of his mouth, and bring to nought by the manifestation of his [i]coming; 9 even he, whose [j]coming is according to the working of Satan with all [k]power and signs and lying wonders, 10 and with all deceit of unrighteousness for them that [l]perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved. 11 And for this cause God sendeth them a working of error, that they should believe a lie: 12 that they all might be judged who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.

@jenesebailey2581 March 16, 2025 - 4:15 pm

Deception!!

@vickicannington6038 March 16, 2025 - 4:15 pm

Wow. These people have no idea how skewed they are or how insulting this is to a white, Protestant, weekly church attending, non-radicalized, non-bored Christian. If the Bible is "light on policy," then why apply "turn the other cheek" to current government policies? They using spiritual principles to support their four- decade-developed views just as they are accusing those with whom they disagree. Maybe take a survey of how many Christians voted for Trump while being totally embarrassed by his braggart tone in speeches and other non- Christian character traits. Maybe disagree with fellow Christians on their political views without implying that the majority of them are unkind or not really wanting to follow Jesus.

@Wildhorserebel March 16, 2025 - 4:15 pm

The great falling away !

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