Seeing The Light After Liberty

WHEN DONALD TRUMP announced his presidential campaign, among his earliest and strongest support came from the politically conservative evangelical community, led by Jerry Falwell Jr. and Liberty University. Trump gave a campaign speech at Liberty, which was widely and warmly received, amid great cheering and enthusiasm on the part of the student body saved. He proclaimed himself a "good Christian", and that was enough. Trump's willingness to use the term "Islamic terrorism" evidently appealed to the Christian community. This, despite Trump's inability to to properly name second Corinthians. In front of God and student body, he called it "Corinthians two". The devout conservative evangelical crowd remains in Trump's corner, even as the President fails to to or say anything which even remotely reflects Christian values. Why indeed do devout evangelical Christians tend to be right wingers, and why do they, or why did they ever, support Trump? As master film maker Ken Burns queried: "exactly what is it about Donald Trump that is like Jesus Christ?" That's a fair question, and it seems hard to answer. But now there is a ray of hope. Graduates of Liberty University, people who got their diplomas anywhere from a few years ago to more than a decade ago, are returning their diplomas to Liberty, by mail, presumably. There is an organized project, and the return date is September 5. Presumably those returning their diplomas do not fear the loss of their jobs and careers. What took them so long? From day one, Donald Trump has revealed himself to be anything but a "Christian", in his words and deeds. Unless, of course, you believe that to give unto the poor means cutting government social programs, like "Meals On wheels", and Medicaid. It you think that, you're either a conservative, a nut case, or a graduate of Liberty U. who hasn't seen the light, yet.