An Amoral President

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We are under the leadership of an amoral President of the United States. At a time when bringing people together is paramount, Trump decides to bring a war to our streets and against lawful protestors outraged by racism and murder. The First Amendment of the US Constitution very clearly states the lawfulness for "people to peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances." It is our right as citizens to gather and to protest grievances. It is our Right!
Then, Trump decides to trample the very religion of our forefathers by posing for a photo-op in front of a Chruch he rarely attends, without regard for the people he had to forcibly remove to take the darn picture that was exercising their constitutional rights. He did not even bother to offer any words of encouragement or endearment, just taking photos with the Holy Bible before returning back to the White House.

Peaceful Protesters Gassed So Trump Can Do Bible Photo OpNow, let me be rather candid, as a Christian the idea of a person of such immoral ideologies holding the Holy Bible, not cracking it open to perhaps learn something, but to use it as a prop, frankly disgusts me. The Bible is to Christians a guiding light in a dark tunnel, it is the closest connection we have to the Almighty, and it reflects the goodness and light of the teachings of Christ. It is not a theatrical prop to carry around, it holds the word of God.

This entire incident just breaks my heart, outrages me, and honestly concerns me very deeply. We as a Nation have many races, creeds, and languages, but our guiding light as the "melting-pot" is to be respectful towards those that aren't like yourself. Trump has used the Bible in an amoral manner, lacking respect and integrity.

We need a President to lead us, to comfort us, and to build up the grieving. Our nation is lost with the leadership of Donald Trump, an amoral President in a time of grave devastation and upheaval.

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