Posted on 01/17/2016 12:20:45 PM PST by TBBT
Today on CNN's State of the Nation, Jake Tapper revisited an old question with Donald Trump. He asked him about his faith and specifically about if he had ever asked forgiveness. By my count this is the third time that Trump has been asked the question.
At he Family Leadership Summit in Ames, Iowa, back in June:
Trump, who told CNN earlier that he is both anti-abortion and anti-same-sex marriage, said people are surprised to learn about his Christian faith.
"People are so shocked when they find ... out I am Protestant. I am Presbyterian. And I go to church and I love God and I love my church," he said.
Moderator Frank Luntz asked Trump whether he has ever asked God for forgiveness for his actions.
"I am not sure I have. I just go on and try to do a better job from there. I don't think so," he said. "I think if I do something wrong, I think, I just try and make it right. I don't bring God into that picture. I don't."
Trump said that while he hasn't asked God for forgiveness, he does participate in Holy Communion.
"When I drink my little wine -- which is about the only wine I drink -- and have my little cracker, I guess that is a form of asking for forgiveness, and I do that as often as possible because I feel cleansed," he said. "I think in terms of 'let's go on and let's make it right.'"
As an aside, Trump has both supported partial birth abortion and just this weekend floated naming a pro-abort as his vice-presidential choice.
In an interview with Anderson Cooper in July:
(Excerpt) Read more at redstate.com ...
Oh... And did you know that he's way up in the polls?
I don’t bring God Into It...are not the words of a Christian...a Presbyterian very likely THESE DAYS but NOT a Christian
Oh maybe he’s never actually CLAIMED to BE Christian??
Surely he was just trying to place nice with Scott Brown, or was he?
Just a Redstate hit piece. The headline always overstates the text in the article.
I do not see a meglomaniac.
I do see a nasty person at Redstate and a willing cohort.
thanks for sharing this guy’s most clearly hypocritical self exposure ever.
I’m pretty sure sinners will not be allowed to receive good poll numbers. It’s not rocket science. Trump is a good and caring person.
God’s really lucky to have someone as fabulous as Trump around.
Just words........
Say or do anything and judging by some on FR, it works!!!
PT Barnum knew what he was talking about apparently.
Tag line.
Jesus loves me this I know, ‘cause the poll numbers tell me so.
How is God polling these days?
Go Trump! Go Cruz! Beat the gopE!
I’m great, just great. And smart. I don’t need forgiveness, because I don’t do anything that isn’t great. And smart. People who ask forgiveness are losers. I’m a winner. And great. I’ll make America great. And smart. Really great. With a wall. Walls don’t need forgiveness either. People who stop at walls are losers. Not like me. I’m great. And smart. I’m Trump.
Trump does not get Christianity at all. He thinks you win favor with God by being good. He does not know that you can never be good enough, that all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and that he needs to repent and trust Christ, for only Christ lived a perfect, sinless life and therefore He is the only one sufficient to pay the penalty for our sins.
Repent and believe, which reveals itself in an obedient life.
Self righteousness (which is where Trump is) is a direct road to displeasing God. Pride is a sin. At least it used to be.
Lol, priceless.
Presbyterians have this ritual?
LOL to post 13. You have him down perfectly.
If God had anything to do with the elections, we would never have even heard of barrack Obama, or Bill Clinton.
Yeah, he is going to round them, head them out, then fast track them back in.
Makes sense to who?
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