God Loves the Poorly Educated
On February 24, 2016, during a victory speech after his Nevada caucus win, republican candidate Donald Trump exclaimed that he loved the poorly educated. His critics and political opponents used the statement as evidence of his ineptitude and lack of wisdom. But if you read more of the full quote and put it into the proper context, his statement is consistent with the Republican platform of the last 40 years.
We won with Evangelicals. We won with young. We won with old. We won with highly educated. We won with poorly educated. (I love the poorly educated!)
- Donald Trump
Winning the Evangelical vote and loving the poorly educated go hand in hand. If there is one being that loves the poorly educated more than Donald J. Trump, it is the Judeo-Christian god.
It is Christmas time, and Christians around the world celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. They will also celebrate events that surrounded his birth, like when the Heavenly Host appeared to shepherds and announced the Good News.
⁸And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. ⁹An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. ¹⁰But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people. ¹¹Today in the…
