Donald Trump: Hero Or Hero?

Speers and Norris preface their cross country trip with an explanation of why they embarked on the journey. Both Speers and Norris come from varied political and religious backgrounds, however, they both agree that “the church needs a new political vision, one that takes its cues about the nature of politics from another political reality: the kingdom of God” (7). The authors are strongly convinced that mainstream churches in America today focus disproportionately on either King or Kingdom – at the expense of the other. Although Norris and Speers explore a multiplicity a issues within each church, the most crucial

The article I chose was about Alex Rodriguez and his many years of steroid use. This applies to what we have talked about in class because by many New York Yankee fans Rodriguez is loved and thought of as a hero because he has hit 684 home runs, drove in 2047 runs, and has hit for a .348 batting average with the Yankees. Where this relates to class is that Rodriguez has admitted to using performance enhancing drugs for many years spread out over his 20 year career. So is he a hero because he used steroids to get to where he is in MLB history? Many New York fans will argue that he is their hero because of how good he has done in New York and the fact that he has helped them in many playoff and World Series games but the years he is accused of

Trump acts as a religious figure where he dictates the morality of the collective. The collective has the power to impose moral expectations on the individual that explains their actions. Many people identify with the Republican party where their views are dominated by the collective in which they identify with and thus, support their collective leader. Durkheim defines religion as a system of beliefs and practices that unite a community through “collective effervescence” that forms “harmony and unison of movement[s]” (Durkheim 1915, 218). The force of collective on individuals could be uncontrollable and it dominates their bodies and perceptions that leads to “outlandish behavior” (Durkheim 1915, 218). Trump supporters lose themselves in a rally and experience a sense of euphoria by being in a collective and cheering on what they considered is sacred. Trump claims to provide his followers the sacred while protecting them from the “profane” such as the Mexicans or the Muslims. The followers believe in the faith of a “better America” and possess totems that represent their unity such as the red hat or the campaign

The key question the author is addressing is What is truly our role as christians in society and what outlook should we have when dealing with politics?. Do we put our loyalties into

My point is that while Mr. Falwell says he believes Trump is a Christian, it doesn’t seem to matter to him. What matters is that he thinks Trump has the personal strength and business experience to turn America in the direction he thinks we need to go. They like his politics. His Christian faith (or lack thereof) is not particularly relevant.

Ironically, during his inauguration speech, Trump stated, “ The crowd was unbelievable today...God was looking down on us.” One thing never seems to change is using God as a justification for one’s actions. Sorry, Mr. Trump, God was definitely not on your side. You will be recorded in the history books as one of America’s most infamous leaders.

Some ask why conservative Christians should support Donald Trump. A more direct question is whether conservatives, as it may appear, do support the Republican presidential nominee. First, I am no conservative, but at one time I did consider myself one. I grew up around conservative Christians and for the most part, I know how they view politics. Conservatives base their political views on specific issues which more so than not embody the Republican Party. For example, their version of religious freedom, their version of liberty, opposition to abortion, gay marriage, limited government, low taxes, a strong military. For the most part we, as a country, debate these issues and come up with solutions - sure to leave one side feeling slighted. As

In churches, we see many religious leaders acting unchristian. Some of those leaders preach racism, violence, and discrimination. Some leaders choose to tell people how to live their life, but that lifestyle is not portrayed in the Bible. We see religious leaders become more unchristian when controversial topics are up for debate. We see pastors condemning people for their mistakes instead of trying to help them work through it.

As Noel Carroll states in his essay, The Nature of Horror, horror is one of the genres “in which ideally the emotive responses of the audience run parallel to the emotion of characters” (Carroll 52). It is also true in Matheson’s novel I Am Legend. By showing the protagonist’s tragic experience, the author deftly engenders the audience’s sympathetic emotion to the main character, which initially makes the audience believe the main character will be a hero to heal the world. However, the emergence of Ruth is the turning point of the novel. The relation and difference between Ruth and the main character add doubts on the main character’s humanity, because the main character is living in a world where creatures like Ruth is the predominant type, rather than someone like him who is immune to the plague. The main character initially sees himself as a hero who tries to do biological experiments to save the world. However, after Ruth’s emergence, he knows that he is as supernatural monster immune to the bacteria in the other creatures’ eyes. The author manipulates the expectation of the audience by initially shaping the character as a hero and finally subverting the expectation of the horror genre - suggesting the main character is the monster. As Tony Magistrale and Michael A. Morrison states in their essay, Introduction to Dark Night’s Dreaming, “The horror monster sometimes embodies the worst

Since the pope released his encyclical entitled Laudato Si or “praise be with you,” on Thursday 18th June 2015, it has been something of a hot topic the world over, but even more so for U.S. presidential candidates. Channeling his namesake (the patron saint of the environment) Pope Francis made a wide-sweeping moral imperative out of the need to address climate change. Republicans, despite having appealed to moral obligations as a premise for supporting anti-gay legislation in the past, have turned their noses up at the 200 page piece of work. Many republican politicians have echoed a similar disdain his Holiness’ contribution, parroting presidential candidate Jeb Bush that one “don’t get [their] economic policy from bishops or cardinals or popes.”

Dobson appeals, potentially, to people particularly Christians who do not like or support Trump, while Cohen only seems to be speaking to people who already dislike Trump. He achieves that by asking a question at the beginning of his article; the question states that “What are the strongest arguments for a Christian to support Donald Trump for the US presidency?

The president of the United States, Donald Trump, has gotten press buzzing ever since his election in 2016. Many people voted for him, however, later on he has become a sport for ridicule in so many ways. Some of the ways including mean nicknames from the North Korea dictator, Kim Jon Un. But would hackers go so far as to take a naked picture of Trump on his Macbook?

There is a huge difference between a hero and a victim. A hero is someone that fights for someone that fights for a change and inspires other, while a victim is someone who doesn’t fight and just around and gets hurt by what is happening. Joshua Wong and billions of other young adults in Hong Kong are examples of heroes that fight for what they believe is right. In the text it says “Shielding themselves from tear gas with umbrellas protesters gave their campaign a symbol and a name ; the Umbrella Revolution” (Scholastics, 14). These young adults show us that people don’t have to stop just because people are trying to stop them force, you find a way to go pass that problem and fight it. “If students don’t stand in the front line, who will” (Scholastic,

A Little Respect for Dr. Foster by Nicholas Kristof reveals to the reader that one action can affect a whole. Groups are looked at a certain way for what an individual in that group did. One person’s actions can affect how others perceive them. However, Kristof uses Dr. Foster as a counterargument against the outlook on evangelicals. Kristof’s use of statistics, case studies, and personal opinions argue that not all evangelicals should be looked at a certain way and that they should be respected all the

The Catholic Church’s current pope, Pope Francis, once said, “A good Catholic meddles in politics, offering the best of himself, so that those who govern can govern. But what is the best that we can offer to those who govern? Prayer!” (Pope Francis, 2013). Catholics are approximately half of the number of Christians, numbering more than one billion members. This number makes it one of the largest religions in the world. In 2003, the Catholic population in the United States was 63.4 million people (Roman Catholic Church, 2017). The Catholic Church’s basic beliefs influence their demographics, party affiliation, stances on different political issues, and involvement in American politics.