Each and every president of the United States has faced both critics and supporters, and President Donald Trump is no exception. However, it seems like the nation is completely divided in their support for him as Americans either love him or loathe him.
A Church of England bishop told The Guardian that those who are pro-Trump should hold some reservations against the president, and they shouldn't shower him with "uncritical support."
Bishop of Liverpool Paul Bayes said some "so-called evangelical leaders" have interwoven their faith with politics, resulting in an unfair system. "If people want to support rightwing populism...how are they going to relate that to their Christian faith?" he said. "Some of the things that have been said by religious leaders seem to collude with a system that marginalizes the poor, a system which builds walls instead of bridges, a system which says people on the margins of society should be excluded, a system which says we're not welcoming people any more into our country.
"Whenever people say those kinds of things, they need to be able to justify that they're saying those things as Christians, and I do not believe it's justifiable," he added.
Bayes' statement came just days after the Archbishop of Canterbury used his Christmas sermon to criticize the "deceitfulness of populist leaders", according to The Independent. Many believe Rev. Justin Welby was referring to Trump when he spoke at Canterbury Cathedral last Monday.
"The nature of those who have power is to seek to hold onto it," he said. "In 2017, we have seen around the world tyrannical leaders that enslave their peoples, populist leaders that deceive them, corrupt leaders that rob them, even simply democratic, well intentioned leaders of many parties and countries who are normal, fallible human beings."
But Welby said that true power, which only God has, means sacrifice. This is exactly what God did to save mankind - He sacrificed His only Son. "The nature of God who has all power, and from whom all power comes, is to lay it aside for love's sake and thus without fear, force or manipulation to offer true freedom for every human being," he explained.
