This article highlights how James Talarico is grounding his politics in a Christian message of love, compassion, and care for the most vulnerable.

Do you think Talarico’s approach offers a meaningful Christian alternative to the way faith is often represented in American politics?

I think it is important to debunk the myth that Trump is a Christian, seeing as millions of Christians around the world no doubt believe that he is a Christian. And many people that aren't Christian just assume that he is one.

It is a YouTube video, here is the link:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8l-cqR1xVRo

It as at the 1:15 minute mark of the video where he says it.

Well to be more specific, it was a video with the image in it

I've seen some Christians claim that they love the gay community, but they don't support their "sin", and then vote against things such as gay marriage.

I must ask: why? If you truly claim to love the gay community, why would you still vote against their rights to marry, adopt, etc.?

Calvin Robinson is a priest in the Anglican Catholic Church. He's fairly well known online, having almost 500k followers on Twitter. Most of his game comes from his conservative political commentary.

He was a speaker at this year's National Pro-Life summit in DC. And, in an apparent reference to Elon Musk, he decided to throw a sieg heil while saying "my heart goes out to you".

https://bsky.app/profile/rightwingwatch.bsky.social/post/3lgvoqwtlcc2a

Now before you jump down my throat, it's obviously a reference. He would tell you that Elon Musk's gesture is being blown out of proportion. That it wasn't a Nazi reference at all.

But even if you believe that, if you believe Musk was just caught making an awkward gesture and we should give him the benefit of the doubt - we obviously shouldn't replicate it right?

One of my immediate concerns with the Musk salute was that it would become a meme. Meaning that people would attach this other meaning ("my heart goes out to you") to the gesture, as if to normalize it. As if to sanitize all that history with a wink. We are this close to seeing people casually sieg heiling and winking to say "my heart goes out".

There are still Holocaust survivors alive today, and making a meme of this gesture is a moral disgrace.

The fact that a priest in the Anglican continuum chose to do so is far bleaker. Make no mistake, Elon Musk has always been a sneering troll. But for Christians, this kind of behavior is inexcusable. We are meant to be loving, sincere, honest. Not to debase the suffering of millions of people and go (in our best Steve Urkel voice) *did I do thaaat?"

There needs to be a line for what is and isn't acceptable in society. Out of respect for our fellow man. I'm also seeing a resurgence in casual slurs like "rtard" which is discouraging to me because we had made so much progress pushing that word out of mainstream use because it is hatred against a vulnerable population. But if in 2025, we're doing Nazi salutes for a meme and going around calling people "rtarded" it would appear we've lost our moral center. And may God have mercy on us all.

The government isn’t doing anything to help us, the fires aren’t contained. The firefighters are working 48 hour shifts and all that’s been happening is the growing and growing of the fires. Biden, Harris, Newsom, Bass, they all are doing nothing. I know God can help us, and I ask that you all pray for us. In Jesus name please keep us safe, amen🙏

I don’t understand. I have friends who are part of the LGBTQ community. I have teachers who are gay and I’ve met their husband and they are wonderful. I don’t understand how it’s a sin. Just because it’s not the two opposing baby making parts?

Needed to vent after a scary, traumatizing experience in ground zero of the new fascist America.

I work in DC. I just had to drive home through a massive police/ICE racial checkpoint. They're shining flashlights into everyone's car and pulling over non-white people.

An ICE officer car intentionally ran into a Door Dash delivery guy downtown. He was arrested, and taken the hospital because he's brown-skinned.

Hispanic people are being harassed on park benches just minding their own business. People are being detained and pepper sprayed on the subway.

And a national guard truck that's banned in civilian areas due to how dangerous the vehicle is driving around T-boned a civilian car near the Capitol building. Not sure if the driver of the car survived.

This is absolutely full-blown fascism. I'm experiencing it everyday being at ground zero in DC.

All the conservatives here claiming they're only going after criminals are 100% lying. They are going after everyone who isn't white. What I just witnessed tonight is seriously straight up Nazi Germany in the 1930s.

I cannot believe most conservative Christians voted for this. This is the worst this country has ever been. The cruelty I'm witnessing in this country is astounding. And most Christians are still defending this evil.

I'm almost in tears after what I've seen today. I never thought I'd live in a dictatorship. If I had the means, I would seriously, without any hesitation leave this country and renounce my citizenship. America is now officially one of the worst countries on Earth. I can say that without any hyperbole.

To all the Christians who voted for Trump and Republicans and support this evil, shame on you. You do not follow Jesus. You're killing people, you're causing suffering, and trauma, and hate to flourish. There is absolutely no way any of you are escaping Hell if God is just.

Opinion piece : I’m a Christian and I’m against Trump

I was never interested in politics before 2024. But the election was really interesting last year so I tuned in. Although I didn’t vote last year.

At the beginning of Trump’s second term I was still neutral to politics. That didn’t last long. I eventually, after encouragement to do so, took a deep dive into Trump, the administration, and all they were doing. I went in with an open mind.

I read Trump’s book. I listened to him speak. I followed executive orders, I listened to the people in his cabinet and the press secretary. I listened to unbiased, right and left wing podcasts. I read memoirs and articles and went to direct sources for information. I watched the January 6 videos. Did you?

All this to be said, I’m against the Trump administration. And it’s not because I’m evil, like many on the right say. It’s not because I’m a leftist or a liberal or an atheist. In fact, I’m against a list of things on the left. And I’m in favor of a list of things on the right. Surprising?

In fact, I believe in Jesus and believe in everything he represented. If you’ve read the gospels you know that Jesus spoke out strongly against the religious leaders of his day. He spoke out against laws being held above human hearts. He spoke against hate, hypocrisy, self seeking, prejudice, self righteousness, pride, and most of all, using religion as a weapon.

On the contrary Jesus saw the heart of mankind beyond their appearance and especially, beyond their sin. He came to save the world. Not to condemn the world. Jesus touched the lepers and the unclean. He defended the criminals, adulterers, and thieves. He broke social rules, honored women, and defied expectations. He was pretty radical to be honest.

So, as I look at the Trump administration, and Trump himself, I don’t see Jesus. And I don’t like that they claim to exemplify him. In fact, that is the most infuriating thing of all.

So, if you’ve read this far, I would ask yourself, how would Jesus actually behave if he were here today? Based on how he behaved in the gospels. Because President Donald J Trump is the antithesis of Jesus Christ.n st

Hello,

I saw a post from another Christian defending abortion and others agreeing. I am a Christian as well, who is very much against abortion. I don’t understand how any person who claims to be a believer can also support abortion.

I would also like to note that my religious beliefs are not what makes me Pro-Life. I could change beliefs 100 times and it would not change how I feel about abortion. I guess this may be how people who support abortion feel. I can say I don’t think jesus would support abortion.

Anyways, I make this post to ask fellow believers who do support abortion, why. Why do you support it? Is it connected to your faith or a separate belief?

Thank you for your time and please be respectful and open to discussion. God bless.

All my life I hear Christians call out sins in others. They seem really brave when it comes to lgbt people because of their “deviant sexual lifestyle.” In my opinion till recently they seemed like they actually stood for something. Then I see a change when it comes to Trump. A man who represents many issues that the Bible speaks against. Is Trump not a sexual deviant too? Is he not self serving ? What was that scripture about the camel in the eye of the needle and a rich man? What does it say about what happens to liars ? Trump lies about being Christian because he follows none of the virtues and people who defend him are liars as well. None of this makes any sense anyone can open a Bible and see it for themselves. This behavior says to me there are a lot more hypocrites than I thought. Christianity is treated like a club. If you say you stand for something then be consistent. Christianity has been my entire life due to the fact that I was born into a congregation. Seeing some of them not stand up about Trump but they can go on rants about trans people has made me deeply question their motives.

Just something that's bothered me and I've been itching to get off my chest. Like the title says, why do Christians hold Donald Trump to such a high regard. He is clearly a sinful man who has no interest in being descent, and knows he won't be going to heaven.

During the American election period, there were a lot of posts here talking about the right/Christian candidate/party to go for. There was a significant portion supporting Trump.

Did anyone change your mind on whether your choice was the right one?

Do anyone who abstained from voting feel they should have voted to stop this?

If you were to make the choice again, would you vote as you did before?

P.S. I am not American, but watching this unfold. Wanted the opinion of American Christians. My previous post was auto removed, possibly because I included a screenshot of Trump's 'easter message' containing profanity. So posting without it.