President Donald Trump, who in his years as a wheel and developer developer in New York was never described as a religious man, published a position particularly reverent to La Nación for Easter Sunday.
Publishing in Truth Social, Trump wrote: “Melania and I would like to wish everyone a very happy Easter! Whether they go to the Church or, observe the service from home, that this day is full of peace and joy for all those who are resurrected!” “”
The phrase “He is resurrected” is significant for Christians, as it is said in the current tens, which means that Christ is a living presence in the world and their lives. It is a distinction typically only for those who are more deeply committed to the Christian faith.
While Trump evoked the Bible frequently in his two presidential campaigns, and has said that he was raised as Presbyterian, one of his written biographers that his church assistance as a young man was oriented towards secular success.
Trump and his parents attended the Church Collegiate Marble, a congregation of New York grazed by the iconic Minister Dr. Ir. Norman Vincent Peale. Trump married Peale’s church. The funerals of their parents were also heroes there.
In 1952, Peale self -fugitive THE POWER OF POSITIVE THOUGHT. The book was translated into 15 languages and remained in the New York Times Bestseller list for 186 weeks, selling 5 million copies from the beginning. It remains published and influential today.
Gwenda Blair, author or The candidateHe accredited Peale and his book to forge Trump’s attitude that was never approached when addressing the world of New York real estate. She argues that it triggers Trump’s trend to exaggerate and describe only losses such as victories, an inclination that persists today.
However, Trump’s relationship with faith has changed since those years inspired by Peale. And it would be difficult to describe their religious observations more recently as the son of political theater that many conservative politicians use to obtain votes among the faithful.
Trump’s faith seems to have deepened since he was almost shot down by a possible killer bullet in Butler, Pennsylvania, last year. He says it. Those close to him say it.
At the national prayer breakfast in February, Trump completely cited the murder attempt. “I changed something in me, I feel,” he said. “I feel stronger. I believed in God, but I feel much stronger about it.”
Trump said the duration of the joint session of Congress in March: “I think my life was saved that day in Butler for a very good reason … God saved me to make the United States again be great. I believe that.”
Lowell Cauffiel once wrote for the Guidepost magazine of Norman Vincent Peale and is the best selling author of Under the line and nine other novels and non -fiction titles. See Lowellcauffiel.com For more
