When I first heard of this program, I thought it was a wonderful idea. Reading my Bible is a daily occurrence for me. Numerous folks were to share scriptures until the total sixty-six-book anthology was finished. When it started this week, the Facebook post showed President Trump.

Those of you who have read my columns already know that I have never been a fan of our current Chief Executive. When he was just an executive of businesses, I viewed him as one of those owners that I would never want to work for. I listened to him lie to his employees on TV.

I heard interviews where he was asked if he thought about getting into politics, and he said he did not think that was something he wanted to do. Then he was given a TV show and showed how kind and considerate he was by telling celebrities, “You are fired.” I never watched the show, but I heard that line on the commercials for it.

Then I heard him tell people he thought he could win the presidency. He said he was a Democrat. I guess the Republicans gave him a chance, and he changed his platform. He began lying to more than just his employees. In 2016, I could not believe that the Republicans and Democrats both chose candidates who should never have been nominated.

From the time he was elected the first time, I knew he would not win again unless the Democrats did something else stupid. Trump continued his lies by saying that the only way he will lose is if the election is stolen from him. He continues to maintain this lie.

And this man is chosen to be someone who reads the Bible to us. Why not get a Buddhist, Muslim, or atheist as well? Now we are told that a man tried to assassinate him because he is a Christian. Give me a break. Let’s read the Bible again and look for what it says about the people who say and do what he has said and done.

Think back to when Trump said that if he were able to solve the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, then he would know he would go to Heaven. His religious right friends did not seem to have a problem with that. I now wonder about them.

“For by grace are you saved by faith” is what my scripture says. More than one Biblical writer tells us that what we do has no bearing on whether we go to Heaven or Hell. Your belief in and relationship with Jesus the Christ is the only criterion. Anyone who believes otherwise is not someone that I can listen to.

If you, like me, did not bother to listen to this reading of the Bible, please read it for yourself. Begin with the gospels and then the rest of the New Testament. Notice what Paul and the other disciples say in their letters. The book of Hebrews is another book to study to understand what Jesus told us. The Bible is good reading. Remember that anyone can read it. Not everyone believes what they read.

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