Many comment about Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s abrasive and combative nature. They say he is too confrontational to be president. Some Christians are refusing to vote for him because he is not “Christian” enough.

And the alternative is? C’mon. Really? Bernie Sanders is an atheist. And Hillary Clinton … are you really believing what you see when she dusts off the ole King James and parades in the front door of church before all the cameras and leaves out the back door before the sermon starts?

Her words and deeds have never aligned. Trump resonates with America because he is telling it like it is, what people would like to say, what they are thinking, even through a heavy media filter.

Case in point is Wednesday’s Daily Jot, quoting The Hill. The Hill is a publication for Capital Hill political junkies. It told some of the story about the confrontation between Trump and the media over his contributions to veterans groups. But it slanted the story toward the media as victims.

What really happened should guide Christians on how we discern what we read, hear and see from the news media. A reporter asked if this is the way it would be, if he would continue to attack the media if elected president; Trump said: “Yes, it is. Because you are the most dishonest people, political press the most dishonest people I know. You know it and I know it. The press is dishonest, but the political press is especially dishonest.”

Then Trump gave an example: “I don’t mind scrutiny. What I don’t like is lies.  You can scrutinize me all day long but you set up false premises. You state things about me that are not true. Then you run stories on that. That’s why I’m out here trying to correct the record.”

Trump’s contributions to veteran’s organizations were key. He said he was going to contribute $6 million and the contribution to date was $5.6 million, so the press was essentially calling him a liar. He said of his contributions, “I don’t want the credit for it, but I don’t want to be lambasted.”

Trump’s point was that he was doing something good, but the media was making it look like he was doing something bad, unethical or illegal. In twisting the facts, the media is insinuating that Trump is a liar—when in fact, the media is mixing a little bit of truth to create a better lie.

Moreover, Americans have been so conditioned to be genteel that when a man stands up and actually fights an injustice, he is considered too abrasive. America is in a great deal of trouble right now due to the Islamic Marxist influence on media and politicians.

They are seeking to destroy the American ideal and replace it with a totalitarian system. They are dishonest and unjust in the name of honesty and justice. The advice with a warning of Ephesians 5:6 comes to mind:

“Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these things comes the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience.”

We must alertly discern and be aware of the “especially dishonest” political media.

Have a blessed and powerful day!

Bill Wilson
www.dailyjot.com

Let us be reminded of the Preamble to the U.S. Constitution that most of us over 50 had to memorize and recite before our middle school classes says:

We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.

Contemporary politicians seem to switch up the word provide for the common defense and promote the general welfare by cutting the budget on defense and redistributing wealth in “providing” the common welfare. Even so, there is a deeper problem.

The current administration has broken the law and violated the Constitution by its refusal to secure the borders of our nation. It is no secret that illegals and Islamic colonizers are beneficiaries of hard-earned tax dollars being taken from legal citizens and redistributed to these illegals and aliens for health care, housing, food, and clothing.

This, during a time when record numbers of Americans have dropped out of the workforce and have given up hope of finding a job. Now think about this: The state of Minnesota has an entire website dedicated to “Refugee Health.” It talks about several diseases that these “refugees” the White House administration is “resettling” in Minnesota—have brought with them, primarily from Somalia.

Minnesota is a prime example of failed leftist policies and the danger they present. The site states: Tuberculosis (TB) has surpassed HIV as the leading cause of death from infectious disease worldwide. Data from 2015 show that the number of TB cases has increased (by 1.7 percent) nationally for the first time in 23 years, with a total of 9,563 TB cases reported…

In 2014, 22 percent of refugees screened tested positive for LTBI (latent tuberculosis infection).” Somalia refugees accounted for 26 percent of the TB cases in Minnesota. Disease, crime, terrorist activities, and representation of Islam in Congress (Keith Ellison, D-Mn) emanates from this population near Minneapolis. And this could become a common trend nationwide.

Breitbart reports that the U.S. government resettles more than 70,000 refugees each year and thousands more come illegally.They are bringing in TB, measles, whooping cough, diphtheria, and other diseases that were nearly eradicated in the US.

The Centers for Disease Control states that 66 percent of reported TB cases in the U.S. have occurred from foreign-born persons. Illegal immigration and Islamic colonization under the guise of “refugee resettlement” are policies of the White House administration allowed by Congress, which have long-term ramifications on our general welfare.

There is a reason the Lord commands in Leviticus 24:22, “You shall have one manner of law, as well for the stranger, as for one of your own country.” One law under God brings order, health, protection to all, and other great benefits. Politicians would do well to heed it.

Have a blessed and powerful day!

Bill Wilson
www.dailyjot.com