🌐 Taking The Lord’s Name in Vain…What’s Trump Got to Do With It?
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August 30, 2026
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I have a lot of respect for Miroslav Volf. I typically find his perspective rather insightful. But, like all of us, he can go too far sometimes. He recently shared a comment on Facebook that was both liked and shared quite a bit.
I must disagree with him on this point. He is completely right that people can be conservative and liberal followers of Christ. This, in and of itself, challenges the assumptions of many I know. I do, however, think he went too far when he said that one cannot be a supporter of Trump and a follower of Christ. Christians have supported all sorts of shameful things.
What I think he is getting at is that the values of Trump are completely inconsistent with the values of Christ. That is true. So, I would edit his quote as follows...
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