So, I Was Born in Jewishness but I can still ask: Is this Schmuck a Christian?

I JUST GOTTA ASK ... FOR REAL? HE's A CHRISTIAN?

OK ... I'm thinking of two writings ... one by Jesus and one by Phil Ochs .... Now, I'm among those folk who believe, along with the US Constitution, that there shouldn't be a religious litmus test for citizenship or for a person's suitability to serve as POTUS ... Still, it's OK to learn from documents like Scripture and as I already cited Deuteronomy's problem with Kings with too many Cars, too many Women and a lack of Education, as a person born in the Jewish Faith Tradition, I should check on the Gospels. Okey-Dokey ... 

So, What would Jesus say piled on top of Deuteronomy's claim that a King/Leader should be like you ... chosen from your bretheren ... So, I'll take it as a given that the model Jesus spoke of from the top of a hillock ... his Sermon from the Mount ... should say something about our choice of President ... Lemme see.

5 Now when Jesus saw the crowds, he went up on a mountainside and sat down. His disciples came to him, 2 and he began to teach them.

He said:

3 

“Blessed are the poor in spirit,

    for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

LEMME SEE ... IS DRUMPF POOR IN SPIRIT ... OK, maybe. 

4 

Blessed are those who mourn,

    for they will be comforted.

I CAN'T SAY. UNFORTUNATELY! WE'LL HAVE TO WAIT ON THAT ONE TILL 11.9 ... THAT'S NOT MATTHEW 11:9 but the DAY AAFTER ELECTIONS.

5 

Blessed are the meek,

    for they will inherit the earth.

AS JOHN OLIVER MIGHT SAY: 'HOLY SHIT, NO.'

6 

Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness,

    for they will be filled.

HEY, OLIVER, WHAT SAY YE?

7 

Blessed are the merciful,

    for they will be shown mercy.

OMG, NO! JUST ASK ANYONE WHOSE DONE BUSINESS WITH DRUMPF!

8 

Blessed are the pure in heart,

    for they will see God.

FUCK, NO!

9 

Blessed are the peacemakers,

    for they will be called children of God.

YOU'VE GOTTA BE KIDDING.

10 

Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness,

    for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

MAYBE THE TRANSLATORS GOT IT WRONG ... MAYBE IT SHOULD BE ... BLESSED ARE THE MERCILESS COUNTERPUNCHERS

11 “Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me. 12 Rejoice and be glad,because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets who were before you.

A bit later, JESUS says something about loving your enemies and turning the other cheek ... I guess DJT might pivot on this one ... Wanna wait on that one? Hey, in the next Chapter, he says that even thinking about adultery in one's heart (the Jimmy Carter Ammendment to the NT) is a really bad thing ... like just doing it ... y'know. 

OK ... while we're doin' Lit 101, let's try something modern ... Phil Och's opening to his Draft

Dodger Rag ... made famous by the writer and that other Pinko, Pete the Red! Maybe these speak to the readiness and wisdom of Patriot Don?

Oh, I'm just a typical American boy from a typical American town

I believe in God and Senator Dodd and a-keepin' old Castro down

And when it came my time to serve I knew "better dead than red"

But when I got to my old draft board, buddy, this is what I said:

Sarge, I'm only eighteen, I got a ruptured spleen 

(well, a " heal spur" don't quite do the rhyme or the time)... 

And I always carry a purse

I got eyes like a bat, and my feet are flat, 

and my asthma's getting worse.

Yes, think of my career, my sweetheart dear, 

and my poor old invalid aunt

Besides, I ain't no fool, I'm a-goin' to school

(that would be Workin' Class Wharton) 

And I'm working in a DEE-fense plant

I've got a dislocated disc and a wracked up back

I'm allergic to flowers and bugs

And when the bombshell hits, I get epileptic fits

And I'm addicted to a thousand drugs

WELL, y'gets my drift!