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Either one could play. trump is nothing but a low-class grifter. Those “ voters” who haven’t figured it out by now 1) deserve him as @ their” president, (2) are as stupid as he believes them to be. Don’t think for a moment that he care, or respects you. You’re the manipulated means to his end, whatever that is…probably more money.

Fools.

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Indeed!💙🇺🇸

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Gotta be A…

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Mar 30Liked by Diane K24

I’m going with A. Having voted, I’m sure some form of low life MSM will photograph him going into a church. Watch for the photoshop. Fake time and date stamp? Missing shadows or wrong season on the trees? Will the Mrs and Spawn #5 be with him for this family event, or just photoshopped in?

And if really him, the odds he’ll take some of the money off the donation plate or basket when passed.

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😅👍Probably so!

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I went on Amazon today to buy a toaster. The first page of Amazon proudly showed Trump hawking his Bible! Cant we ever get away from him and his grift?

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Apparently not…hopefully soon. Did you complain to Amazon? He probably “ bought” the space & the ranking.

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It’s all about money!

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Yes, but I guess I would have expected a little more class from Amazon.

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Me, too.

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No kidding. Save democracy by voting BLUE!

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👍💙🇺🇸💙

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😄🙃😂🤣this is all I got! LOL. I’m with you on A!

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Diane K-24: I am Catholic and attend Mass to receive the Holy Eucharist with the real risen Body and Blood of Christ and because I believe in the orthodoxy common to the Catholic and Orthodox Churches.

Having said that, if I were single, I would go to Synagogue Services (Conservative denomination), because Christianity has totally disillusioned me in America, and, on reflection, in its cruelty in religious wars and divisions -- think of the St Bartholomew's Day Massacre.

One of the very leading systematic theologians and religious philosophers was Paul Tillich, whose writings I have devoured -- most notably Tillich's three volume "Systematic Theology". Tillich became so disillusioned already during the Great War (World War I), that he abstained from attending church services.

Especially in the Catholic Church with its revolting child-abuse crimes, and the one-quarter of Americans who are Fundamentalist-cultists, these all have soured me on religion.

BUT: I love to study (in German) Rudolf Bultmann, Paul Tillich, Karl Barth, and not least, Wolfhart Pannenberg.

I am also attracted to the Upanishads (Brihadaranyaka and Chandogya Upanishads) and the Bhagavad Gita.

Having said all of this, I just vent as a man who has loved Catholicism and is fundamentally and at root very, completely disillusioned.

But let me say this: "Diane's Blue Notes hit all the Right Notes!" I love what you share, including in today's posting, and my old-lawyer disillusionment should not take one whit away from my wishing you and your loved ones a BLESSED EASTER IN THE RISEN ONE!

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As a former Methodist, I am soured on most organized religions. My congregation maintains its love for Trump! Buddhism is the religion I am most interested in at this Trumpy time of ignorance.

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I understand! I don’t even know where to sit or what to say for fear of learning what I think is true: they are Trumpists.

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Thanks, Armand. I’m disillusioned with religion too because I believe the bishops are complicit silently with magaDjt. The one thing I can say is that it all depends on the parish priest. A holy one is a gift. Happy Easter.🐰🐣 💜

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Diane K24 and Diana: On Buddhism, I agree. I love the "Middle Way" of Nagarjuna, which is rather disciplined reading, and very much resembles Aristotle. In the same vein, I also have read Shantideva.

The parish priest: Yes, we have good ones, with ONE sour apple, on whom I will not further comment.

One priest, from Indonesia, has what I RARELY attribute to a man: A beautiful singing voice. And he is a deeply spiritual and very deeply a good and empathetic man. And the Bishops ARE complicit with the neo-fascist MEGA/MAGA, because of their blindness in following ONE issue, even IF mixed with fascism.

Good people in our parish.

So much more attracts me.

But it is SOOOOOO very disappointing to be disillusioned in what should be a GRAND institution.

YOU are a gift, and very thoughtful.

Look with my family, I will have a loving, happy Easter. And i wish for YOU -- Diane K24 AND Diana: A Happy, Blessed Easter! "He is RISEN. He is RISEN, Indeed!"

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Thanks, Armand!

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I’ll take a (reasonable) bet: he’s going to set up his own church next.

Gold high tops mandatory.

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You may be onto something! Oh, my!

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Just came from Restore, a favorite charity shop, and they had new Gideon Bibles and another different kind for sale. None of the blasphemer’s though. Imagine packaging a Christian bible with the country’s founding documents. No separation of church and state for them I guess. I pick A and B and C which could be that he continues to rail against the judge’s daughter by reading what he considers appropriate biblical passages. 🤣🤣🤣

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That’s a winning C! I’ll be watching which local bookstores decide to carry his Bible.Then I will have one less store to buy from! Happy Easter, Katherine! 🐣🐰

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Not if he controls the media, all law enforcement and politicians. He has said that he plans on being president for life.

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Friends from other countries have warned about Trump’s intent for a long time. The threat is red plus.

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