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Did the Almighty Intervene to Protect Donald Trump? July 24, 2024
What this means is that we may be able to say some 10 years from now, 20 years from now, 100 years from now, that yes, it was a miracle to save Donald Trump. But we’ll be able to say that if he goes on to be elected president of the United States and...
Thanking God — Reagan and Trump July 23, 2024
Like Ronald Reagan, Trump believes that God saved him from an assassin’s bullet. Did this happen because his country and the world need him?...
What Donald Trump Has Said About Religion July 19, 2024
As Americans debate the religious significance of Saturday’s assassination attempt, former President Donald Trump is said to be feeling “spiritual” about surviving the shooting.A source close to the former president told The Washington Post that Trum...
Political Violence Isn’t Just Theologically Wrong; It Doesn’t Work July 19, 2024
“It’s a shame he missed.”That was the first thought I had when I saw that someone had attempted to assassinate former President Donald Trump. My second thought was, “You shouldn’t think that — you consider yourself a peacemaker and pacifist.” I wonde...
What America Needs After the Trump Assassination Attempt July 18, 2024
The attempted assassination of former President Donald J. Trump on July 13 must be a moment for profound prayer, reflection and conversion on the part of politicians and all Americans, especially those whose voices help shape our culture. Such violen...
Did God Save Donald Trump’s Life? July 17, 2024
Because I make an effort to stay in contact with people of all political stripes, my social media feed has been…especially stripey lately.One image that keeps turning up is something A.I. churned out in response to Donald Trump’s recent brush with de...
Near Assassinations: Two Presidents, Two Popes July 17, 2024
When Donald Trump was nearly assassinated this past Saturday in my hometown of Butler, Pennsylvania—at a rally that I nearly attended (my 16-year-old son was there)—I quickly thought of March 30, 1981, the day that President Ronald Reagan was nearly ...
God Did Not Save Donald Trump July 16, 2024
Theology — the attempt by our finite minds to try to make sense of a God who is infinitely bigger than our imaginations — can be tricky. But in this case it’s not that hard to see that there is something wrong with a theology that says God intervened...
Trump, Washington and the 'Miraculous Care of Providence' July 16, 2024
Donald Trump is a lucky man. A few centimeters and a slightly turned head were the difference between life and death. Imagine if his head exploded on national television: what chaos, vitriol and whirlwind would have erupted and scorched America’s alr...
Man Killed at Trump Rally Went to Church Every Sunday July 15, 2024
Corey Comperatore, the 50-year-old man from Butler, Pennsylvania, who was killed during an assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump at a political rally, went to church every Sunday and loved his family and community, Gov. Josh Shapiro ...
Faith Leaders, Politicians Invoke God's Protection for Trump July 15, 2024
Reactions from faith leaders and fellow politicians to Donald Trump’s narrow escape from an apparent assassin’s bullet called upon God’s protection for the former president and for the nation. ...
'I Was Saved By Luck or God,' Trump Says July 15, 2024
Former US President Donald Trump has said he is "supposed to be dead" after Saturday night's assassination attempt at a rally in Pennsylvania.In one of his first interviews since the incident, Mr Trump told conservative US media he felt that he had b...
