Fear Turns Us Into Whores (IV of V)

The world is a surreal place, these days.

We continue here this "short" blog series. I had planned for a shorter list of blogs, but Mr. Eric Metaxas forced my hand when I found out that he too was present at that pagan ceremony where 1,000+ "Evaenglical Leaders" fornicated with Donald Trump. Here are Metaxas' own words.

"Not only can we vote for Trump, we must vote for Trump, because with all of his foibles, peccadilloes, and metaphorical warts, he is nonetheless the last best hope of keeping America from sliding into oblivion, the tank, the abyss, the dustbin of history, if you will. If you want to know how bad things are in America, and how far we have gone, read the previous sentence aloud over and over."

Well, Mr. Metaxas, I did read your statement several times. And your words became more clear with each reading. You're afraid. And your fear has turned you into a whore. A very frightened one, too. The below is more or less a cut-and-paste of some comments I threw onto Facebook earlier today.

So I just found out that Eric Metaxas wants us to vote for Trump.

Yeah, Metaxas wrote that book on Bonhoeffer. I own a copy.

For shame, Mr. Metaxas. Bonhoeffer stood up to Hitler and died as a martyr for Christ. He was safe in the USA but willingly went back to Germany to stand in the gap. Despite being a pastor and a pacifist to boot, Bonhoeffer risked his life in a plot to kill Hitler, and Hitler himself personally ordered Bonhoeffer's death. Then there's you, Mr. Metaxas. You're so afraid of Hillary that you'll vote in worse, and you want us to join you in your folly. Coward.

But why should I explain this? Let your hero be your judge.

"From this it would appear that folly is... a special form of the operation of historical circumstances upon men, a psychological by-product of definite external factors. On closer inspection it would seem that any violent revolution, whether political or religious, produces an outburst of folly in a large part of mankind. Indeed, it would seem to be almost a law of psychology and sociology. The power of one needs the folly of the other."
-- Dietrich Bonhoeffer (1906-45)

Did your eyes gloss over, Mr. Metaxas? Skye Jethani explains it in simpler words.

"But when people are afraid, they don't care about facts. They will grasp onto anyone promising to keep them safe, even if their ideas lack both evidence and common sense. We don't make good, rational decisions when we are afraid. Simply put, fear makes us *dumb*."

(Yes, Mr. Metaxas, he's explaining why people like you are latching onto Trump.)

One of the saddest facts about all of this is that both Donald Trump and the watching media understand "Evaenglical Leaders" better than they themselves do. Let's wrap this up with a few basic observations courtesy of the secular media. (Did we really need THEM to point this out??)

5. Trump Equated Christianity With Worldly Power, and His Listeners Agreed

Donald Trump is no dummy. He knows his audience better than they know themselves. Evangelicals are acutely aware of their waning cultural influence and shrinking share of the population. These religious leaders care about their principles, yes. But they care about something else even more: power. While not every evangelical leader is enthusiastic about Trump, many are starting to express warm feelings toward the candidate. Expect the cascade to continue.

In eight sentences Mr. Trump mentioned some variation of power six times, to a group of individuals who have professed their love and loyalty to Jesus, who in his most famous sermon declared, “Blessed are the poor in spirit” and “Blessed are the meek,” who said, “My strength is made perfect in weakness,” and who was humiliated and crucified by the powerful.

Stay tuned...