Pelosi shows Christian approach to U.S. politics


âHeâs talking about things he knows little about: faith and prayer.â So spoke House speaker Nancy Pelosi about President Trump in a recent news conference. Her comments referred to Trumpâs speech at the National Prayer Breakfast where he spoke about Mitt Romneyâs statement that his faith played a major role in voting for Trumpâs conviction at his impeachment trial; that his conscience compelled him to vote for conviction.
President Trump also spoke about Nancy Pelosiâs statement that she prayed for the President. He said that both were lying.
Having once spent an entire year on the subject of faith while teaching at Pacelli High School I can assure you that Mitt Romneyâs speech before Congress was right on. Concerning Nancy Pelosiâs statement about praying for the president, letâs recall that love and forgiveness are at the heart of our Christian faith.
The phrase, âLove your enemies and pray for those who persecute youâ comes from Jesusâ Sermon on the Mount and is the heart of our Christian faith in God. Jesus died on the cross for our sins. Love and forgiveness are core values of who we are as Christians.
I believe President Trumpâs comments about Nancy Pelosi and Mitt Romney did not belong at the National Prayer Breakfast and show a lack of understanding of what being a Christian is about. I think it would be wise for us to remember the words of Mahatma Gandhi: âThe weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.â It seems to me that itâs normal for some people to be roasted at the White House Correspondentsâ Dinner. President Obama did that to Donald Trump at the 2011 dinner concerning the Obama birth certifi cate controversy. There are those who think that President Trumpâs overturning so much of what President Obama did goes back to that. The message that I so often get from President Trump is that âif you do something that I do not like I will come after you.â I prefer the more Christian way of Nancy Pelosi. She has been asked about the passage of the USMCA trade bill, the successor to the NAFTA trade bill. At a Wall Street Journal event for corporate executives, she related the question about the USMCA trade bill that many had asked of her: âWhy would you give President Trump a victory?â Her response was: âWell, why wouldnât we? This is the right thing to do for our trade situation, for our workers.â She did what she believed was right for the American people. We need more people in Washington acting in this way.
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