John Fugelsang has a show on SiriusXM that I've never heard of but this Daily Show interview regarding his new book on the bastardization of religion will give you some insight on him.
This concept is not new of course. Jesus has been used and abused by governments and figureheads for generations. The charitable and forgiving Jesus gives way to a judgemental one who favors whatever policy that nation wants to uphold.
The challenging Jesus who tells us to love our enemy and forgive them doesn't fit well into Trumpism of course. Yet the crosses are all over the necks of some of the more despicable characters in the regime regrettably not burning their skin. So deplorable is this old playbook that will keep coming back again and again and currently it resides within the guise of christian nationalism.
Jesus spoke against false prophets, pharisees and money changers in the temple. The types of people that this movement embraces would be admonished by someone they would gladly call too woke were he to come back. They would fix that by crucifying him again in a heartbeat.
Whether you are openly religious, spiritual, agnostic or atheistic you should be able to recognize this kind of hypocrisy when you see it.
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