There are many things that baffle me about the people that support the current occupant of the oval office, but I have to say the grand prize winner is the fact that the people I know who are most firmly in his camp are also the ones who profess to be the most ardent Christians.

I was raised Catholic and spent twelve years in parochial schools, so I’m pretty well-versed in Jesus’ teachings.

Jesus spent the last three years of his life preaching about the power of love, embracing those who society shunned, beseeching us to love our neighbors, care for the sick, to forgive always. His message was one of inclusion for all, kindness and compassion. He said we are our brother’s keeper, and we were all God’s children.

I find it mind-boggling that those who claim to be His followers have spent the last four years in worship of a man who is the antitheses of Jesus.

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