Day 3,969 —Jesus: not into billionaires, conmen, or rapist—

 

         I decided to head into the loop today. I wish I could have ran more, but I got hungry, so I stopped and had some spicy tofu. I left my watch on, but it was worth it. I started to think more about the irony of the people who voted for trump to refer to themselves as “christians” or “christ like.” I have only read the gospels a dozen times or so, but I don’t think it is a leap to suggest he wasn’t into billionaires, con artists, or people who bragged about sexually assaulting women. If I remember right, he spoke out against people like this specifically and was into loving everyone, especially helping the poor and those who were marginalized by society, like people who are trans, people who are gay, and also a big fan of immigrants and children.

         He also spoke against people who called themselves Jewish but didn’t practice the spirit of the scriptures. Those people are referred to as Pharisees, even though that’s a mistranslation. I cannot help but conclude he would feel the same about the people who call themselves “christians” but support hate and everything he stood against. When I wonder why they do, I cannot help but think of why the Pharisees didn’t support the same things. It seems like they were into tribalism and doing what it takes to agree with people like them, and had almost no interest in the religion that they said they believed in.

I’m sorry if you’re a christian trump supporter. I am not trying to offend you, but I am encouraging you to read the gospel. I don’t think you need a degree in theology to figure out where Jesus would be on this argument. And if you still want to be a trump supporter, just please stop calling yourself a “christian.” You are nothing like the person in the gospels. Jesus told the rich man to give up everything he owned. Jesus protected the adulteress, and he fed the poor. He told Mary to not worry about cleaning the house, and that he wanted her to be part of the conversation, not sidelined.     

I didn’t mean to make this all political and religious, but I get so mad when I think about people who say one thing but do another. Why is it so hard for some people to be the person that they say they are? I’m not saying it is easy for me either, but that’s the thing about Jesus. He was a rebel and outsider. He didn’t follow the crowd, just so people would like him, but now we have a whole generation of people who basically will do whatever their parents or pastor tell them to without questions. Without taking responsibility for their own actions; it is just sad, and it makes me so angry that some people are so concerned with feeling safe that they completely disregard what that feeling of safety costs other people. I am not perfect, but I do try to be the person that I say I am. It is the main reason I left the religion because I was surrounded by people who said one thing but did another and didn’t even see it as a problem, and still don't. It is always everyone else who has the problem.