Today is Good Friday for Western Christians—commemorating the death on the cross of Jesus Christ. It is one of the most sacred days of the calendar, a time for reflection on the sacrifice made to wash away the sins of mankind.
So I don’t know what blasphemy the Kleptocrat will be
committing, but I imagine he might revive hawking his “God Bless the USA”
Bibles at $59.99 a pop (plush S&H). That was his contribution to the season
two years ago, thus bringing the practice of simony into the 21st Century.
This is a guy who cannot quote a single Bible verse; who
only appears in churches for campaign photo opportunities and funerals, because
services conflict with his own worship, on the golf course. (Although, okay, he
has broken most of the Ten Commandments.) So it is seriously cherce to watch
the video in which he proclaims multiple times that the Bible is his favorite
book and that “religion and Christianity” are what’s missing from this country.
(It’s still out there, but I’m not linking to it. It may even be on the White
House site.)
This was a day after he wished everyone “Happy Holy Week,”
and .shared something allegedly sent to him comparing his travails to the
sufferings of Christ during this time. (People all over the Socials offered to
give him a chance: die on the cross (or, TBH, just die) and if he rises after
three days, okay. I myself would appoint multiple monitors to watch over him
for the three days, sticking pins into random places every few minutes before
I'd accept that he had actually died. This is not personal, I wanted to do it
for Kenny Lay when he evaded prison for his Enron crimes by allegedly dying.)
Anyway, since the crucifixion of Good Friday is the setup for the resurrection of Easter, today we’re having the old spiritual “Were You There When They Crucified My Lord.” I can think of no one better to sing it than Mahalia Jackson.
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