The Flight 93 Election

[Originalist]

Originally Posted by Pressing-On

About That Flight 93 Piece

There are a lot of Christians who are worshiping American Jesus and not the real Jesus. They’ve put their hope in a con man, not a conquering king. They are driven to desperation and fear and worry and pessimism about the future. But what’s more, they’ve decided their will, not God’s and their vision of the future, not His. Only in the false religion of nationalism where the heroes of Flight 93 can be appropriated by one political party for one view of America can refusing to vote for a braying jackass be considered a sin, treason, or immoral.

This election is the American version of the Israelites demanding a king and choosing Saul.

That really is sad. I feel sadness for an author driven to such desperate writing

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A straw man argument from start to finish. No Christians are "putting their hope" in Trump in this sort of religious context. And who is presuming to know God's will on this matter or if he even has a will about it at all? And the only candidate that is trying to be a monarch is Hillary. Really, the Never Trumpers are the only ones over spiritualizing this election. On the one hand they won't vote for Trump based on supposed "biblical principles". On the other, they condemn as "bowing to the false religion of nationalism" those who feel Trump's policies would best benefit the nation compared to Hillary's. If one does not vote with nationalism in mind, why vote at all? The NeverTrumpers are more confused than a termite in a yoyo. I am convinced these pseudo-spiritual giants would have opposed every major liberty movement that influenced our own Founders to break from the crown. They harp about "God's will" in this election but then call nationalism idolatry.

Even if Trump failed to carry out one thing he promised, he still won't grant amnesty to ten million new Democrats in waiting. If Hillary is elected, there will never be another Republican in the White House.

Right now it is the 22% of Never Trump GOP voters that is keeping Trump from having a huge lead in the Electoral College. But if their anointed Cruz (or any other of the GOP candidates for that matter) had won the nomination, they'd have at least 30% less support among independents than Trump has now. Then, even if all of you Never Trumpers were supporting the GOP candidate, he'd still be several points behind where Trump is now. Oh but that would be fine with you because somehow that would make God happier in your eyes. All foolish , pseudo-spiritual lunacy. But maybe some consolation will come forth from watching all those Apostolic pastors having to cut back because Hillary is taxing the churches. It's going to be fun.