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Pastor Broke His Silence On US Presidential Candidate Donald Trumph. by Yommiefish(m): 8:16pm On Feb 26, 2016 |
As the father of three daughters, I reserved
the right to interview their dates. Seemed only
fair to me. After all, my wife and I’d spent 16
or 17 years feeding them, dressing them,
funding braces, and driving them to volleyball
tournaments and piano recitals. A five-minute
face-to-face with the guy was a fair expectation.
I was entrusting the love of my life to him. For
the next few hours, she would be dependent
upon his ability to drive a car, avoid the bad
crowds, and stay sober. I wanted to know if he
could do it. I wanted to know if he was decent.
This was my word: “decent.” Did he behave in a
decent manner? Would he treat my daughter
with kindness and respect? Could he be trusted
to bring her home on time? In his language,
actions, and decisions, would he be a decent
guy?
Decency mattered to me as a dad.
Decency matters to you. We take note of the
person who pays their debts. We appreciate the
physician who takes time to listen. When the
husband honors his wedding vows, when the
teacher makes time for the struggling student,
when the employee refuses to gossip about her
co-worker, when the losing team congratulates
the winning team, we can characterize their
behavior with the word decent.
We appreciate decency. We applaud decency.
We teach decency. We seek to develop
decency. Decency matters, right?
Then why isn’t decency doing better in the
presidential race?
The leading candidate to be the next leader of
the free world would not pass my decency
interview. I’d send him away. I’d tell my
daughter to stay home. I wouldn’t entrust her
to his care.
I don’t know Mr. Trump. But I’ve been
chagrined at his antics. He ridiculed a war hero.
He made mockery of a reporter’s menstrual
cycle. He made fun of a disabled reporter. He
referred to the former first lady, Barbara Bush
as “mommy,” and belittled Jeb Bush for
bringing her on the campaign trail. He
routinely calls people “stupid,” “loser,” and
“dummy.” These were not off-line, backstage,
overheard, not-to-be-repeated comments.
They were publicly and intentionally tweeted,
recorded, and presented.
Such insensitivities wouldn’t even be acceptable
even for a middle school student body election.
But for the Oval Office? And to do so while
brandishing a Bible and boasting of his
Christian faith? I’m bewildered, both by his
behavior and the public’s support of it.
The stock explanation for his success is this: he
has tapped into the anger of the American
people. As one man said, “We are voting with
our middle finger.” Sounds more like a
comment for a gang-fight than a presidential
election. Anger-fueled reactions have caused
trouble ever since Cain was angry at Abel.
We can only hope, and pray, for a return to
decency. Perhaps Mr. Trump will better
manage his antics. (Worthy of a prayer, for
sure.) Or, perhaps the American public will
remember the key role of the president is to
be the face of America. When he/she speaks,
he/she speaks for us. Whether we agree or
disagree with the policies of the president, do
we not hope that they behave in a way that is
consistent with the status of the office?
As far as I remember, I never turned away one
of my daughter’s dates. They weren’t perfect,
but they were decent fellows. That was all I
could ask.
It seems that we should ask the same. https://maxlucado.com/decency-for-president/ |
Re: Pastor Broke His Silence On US Presidential Candidate Donald Trumph. by NiRfreak(m): 9:35pm On Feb 26, 2016 |
expect indecent policies if he wins. |
Re: Pastor Broke His Silence On US Presidential Candidate Donald Trumph. by Yommiefish(m): 1:44pm On Feb 27, 2016 |
NiRfreak:that's what this simply means bro. |
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