So a family member (who has not yet learned to NOT bring up politics with me) actually said to me this morning, if God can use someone as “evil as Pilate” to work his will, then God can use Trump.

a) Pilate was kind of a patsy.

b) It’s been well researched that the whole “pardoning a prisoner for Passover” was not actually something that was done.

c) The whole backstory leading up to crucifixion was likely fabricated by The Church to spread anti-Seminitism by blaming the Jews, as a whole, for Jesus’s death.  Not the Romans.  You know, The Church.

d) The vast majority of the world’s population doesn’t believe this stuff anyway.

e) Why do Christians insist on making the rest of us part of their apocalyptic fantasies?

f) It’s probably because they think they’re going to fly into the sky anyway and leave us sinners to suffer the consequences of their actions. (To this I say “Get raptured” with a tone that conveys “Get fucked“).

g) Seriously, I hope they’re right. I can’t wait. I’m thinking– less traffic, more available housing,…

h) But in the mean time, thank you for your dedication to Christ-like behavior. He would be super stoked on your bigotry, sexism, blatant disregard for the poor and downtrodden, mocking of the disabled, and blind hatred of people with different religious beliefs. If you say you don’t believe in these things, maybe you should reconsider aligning yourself with the person who does.

i) “God” isn’t making this happen. You are.