Yes, this is really happening.
The reactions were all over the map.
You had the libs clutching their pearls at the thought of that scary Christian Nationalism:
You had the Baptists, still wary of State abuse of religion after a few hundred years of persecution in Europe:
The Reformed Baptists and the Presbyterians were on top of their meme game, as usual:
Then there were the seminary nerds:
The Charismatics were par for the course:
And the conservative commentators:
Then there were ... the saltier Catholics:
😂
Trump has considered Paula a friend and spiritual advisor for some time (plus, she's blonde).
But I'm not sure he has actually seen how she acts on stage while pretending to be super spiritual.
(Charismatics are gonna watch that and think it's normal 😂)
This 2019 tweet from Allie Stuckey is amazingly applicable to this moment:
Perhaps the primary question that no one is asking amid all the theological brouhaha?
What qualifications does a Word of Faith prosperity preacher have to work with the U.S. Attorney General to protect religious liberty?
Is there absolutely anything that Paula knows about constitutional law? Is she widely connected outside her prosperity-gospel bubble with other faith leaders? Does she actually know how to exposit and apply Scripture to public policy? Will her third husband (the member of the band Journey who wrote Don't Stop Believin') assist her in "strengthening marriage" throughout the land??
Or at the very minimum, does she inspire confidence in a majority of Americans to help protect their religious freedoms from tyranny?
As for a better candidate, one name kept popping up in Evangelical Land:
Anyway, welcome to today's edition of "Trump did something and everyone got upset." Hope you all enjoyed it.
If you want my two cents, it mirrors Samuel here:
I do have some advice for Paula, however, as she steps into this new role 👇
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