With Donald Trump at the top of the polls, I'd had a wait-and-see attitude about him. Trump says what a lot of people are thinking, especially about immigration. But he's also drawn criticism for his personal attacks on anyone who dares to disagree with him.
I laughed when he called Rosie O'Donnell "a fat pig." I overlooked it when he said John McCain wasn't a war hero. I even ignored it when he insulted my favorite Fox News anchor, Megyn Kelly.
But he went too far for me with his mocking of a disabled New York Times reporter. Worse still, rather than apologizing for making fun of the reporter, Trump claims he is being unfairly attacked for his comments and alleges that he doesn’t even know what the reporter looks like.
This hits home with me because I know what it's like to be mocked and made fun of. It's not funny. It's mean, and it hurts.
All of Trump's attacks are mean-spirited and hurtful. They are more than that, though. They reveal a character flaw in Donald Trump.
The Bible teaches that out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks (Luke 6:45), and so Trump’s consistent pattern of personal attacks points to deeper issues which make him unfit to be president.
Think about it. Is this the man we want to be our president? The warnings in Proverbs are strong: “Do you see a man who is hasty in his words? There is more hope for a fool than for him” (Proverbs 29:20). And, “A fool gives full vent to his spirit, but a wise man quietly holds it back” (Proverbs 29:11).
We need a statesman as our next president, not an irresponsible flame thrower like Trump.
Right on! Glad to hear you say that.
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