On Friday evening, I attended Donald Trump’s campaign speech on the Oklahoma State Fair grounds. During this, he said many things that I disagree with and, admittedly, laughed at, but one thing struck me harder than any other words Trump uttered.
“I don’t think they care whether or not I’m nice,” Trump said.
And nice is not a word I would use to describe Trump’s speech.
After listening to his 49-minute-long speech, I have come to the conclusion that moron is his favorite word, followed closely by idiot, dumb, stupid and lightweight.
Typically, the use of these words was directed toward other candidates, though he also criticized the media as well as our current president, former presidents and former candidates.
I know political campaigns at times can be incredibly distasteful, but Trump took it too far. If he wasn’t bragging about himself and his accomplishments, he was speaking negatively on someone else.
And why should we, the students of Oklahoma Christian University, care about this? Because we’re Christians — and so is Trump, he says.
According to an interview at the Family Leadership Summit 2015, Trump said he is a Protestant.
“People are so shocked when they find this out, I’m Protestant, I’m Presbyterian and I go to church and I love God and I love my church,” Trump said.
However, though we are all guilty of gossip and slander, Trump declaring that his kindness in the campaign does not matter is a decidedly unchristian thing to do.
I’d like to take a moment to remind you of a Bible verse I’m sure most of you who were raised Christian have heard at least once in your life.
Ephesians 4:29-32: “Let no evil talk come out of your mouths, but only what is useful for building up, as there is need, so that your words may give grace to those who hear. … Put away from you all bitterness and wrath and anger and wrangling and slander, together with all malice, and be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ has forgiven you (NRSV).”
So, no, Trump, your followers might not care if you are nice or not, but we, as Christians, should because God does.
Leah Sikes is a senior at Oklahoma Christian University and is the features editor of The Talon.
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