There Were These Two Corinthians...

It is an understatement to say this political season has been weird. It has been strange, bizarre, and totally wacko. Case in point: Donald Trump is making a run at the Evangelical vote in the Republican Party.

Think about that for a second. Donald Trump has been married three times. He has traded in a wife when she has aged and upgraded to a younger/better looking woman. His current wife, a former model, has posed nude. If Trump is elected, this would be the first First Lady that has posed nude since Dolly Madison did it in a colonial version of Playboy.

He has bragged about his sexual conquests.  He claims to have had sex with some of "the top women of the world". No word if this also includes Dolly Madison. (It would be tasteless for me to add Trump's reason for his prowess: "I'm huge".)

He has stated that he never asks for God's forgiveness and that he doesn't forgive.  That definitely includes Dolly Madison who he called "A total fat pig slut who chews with her mouth open."

He really loves money. Almost as much as he loves himself.  Neither the love of money or egotism is a fruit of the spirit.

I'm not judging the guy. (Man, if there is one Bible verse everyone has memorized). I'm simply using my gift of discernment. Trump is as about as pagan as a person can get.

But, he really needs the Evangelical vote to win the Republican nomination. So Trump has been focusing on Evangelicals this week.

First, he dropped by Liberty University to give a speech.  It was truly a work of art.

He was trying to connect to the Liberty students when he said this: "Two Corinthians, 3:17, that's the whole ballgame".  This is a major faux pas. Nobody in the Evangelical world uses the term "Two Corinthians". It is "Second Corinthians".

(In the interest of fairness, because we all know we need to cut Trump some slack, prominent theologian N.T. Wright often says "Two Corinthians". But N.T. Wright is from England so it doesn't count.)

Nope, Trump was just trying to impress the kids with his Biblical knowledge. It made an impression all right. One student said  Trump seemed "on the lower side of being authentic".

Then Trump went to Iowa and trotted out our old pal Sarah Palin. Gov. Palin's endorsement speech was not one of her better efforts. She seemed shrill and was yelling in this high pitched nasal voice like she was begging Tina Fey to do another impression.

Here's part of her speech.

 “He is from the private sector, not a politician, can I get a “Hallelujah!” Where, in the private sector, you actually have to balance budgets in order to prioritize, to keep the main thing, the main thing, and he knows the main thing: a president is to keep us safe economically and militarily. He knows the main thing, and he knows how to lead the charge. So troops, hang in there, because help’s on the way because he, better than anyone, isn’t he known for being able to command, fire! Are you ready for a commander-in-chief, you ready for a commander-in-chief who will let our warriors do their job and go kick ISIS ass? Ready for someone who will secure our borders, to secure our jobs, and to secure our homes? Ready to make America great again, are you ready to stump for Trump? I’m here to support the next president of the United States, Donald Trump."

The "main thing" here is that Palin has given Evangelicals the okay to use the word "ass" in situations that do not involve talking Biblical donkeys.  This could really liven up a lot of Sunday School lessons.

We don't know if this is playing well in Iowa. While Palin was speaking, Trump was standing by her looking like he was thinking, "Well, if this is what these hayseeds want".  The strategy  is that if Trump can win in Iowa, he can start measuring the drapes for the Oval Office.

If that happens, we'll need all the prayers we can get.