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kpete

(71,980 posts)
Thu Aug 6, 2020, 10:21 PM Aug 2020

Biden-My Statement On Faith: "For President Trump to attack my faith is shameful."

Like so many people, my faith has been the bedrock foundation of my life: it’s provided me comfort in moments of loss and tragedy, it’s kept me grounded and humbled in times of triumph and joy. And in this moment of darkness for our country — of pain, of division, and of sickness for so many Americans — my faith has been a guiding light for me and a constant reminder of the fundamental dignity and humanity that God has bestowed upon all of us.

For President Trump to attack my faith is shameful. It’s beneath the office he holds and it’s beneath the dignity the American people so rightly expect and deserve from their leaders. However, like the words of so many other insecure bullies, President Trump’s comments reveal more about him than they do about anyone else. They show us a man willing to stoop to any low for political gain, and someone whose actions are completely at odds with the values and teachings that he professes to believe in.

My faith teaches me to love my neighbor as I would myself, while President Trump only seeks to divide us. My faith teaches me to care for the least among us, while President Trump seems to only be concerned about his gilded friends. My faith teaches me to welcome the stranger, while President Trump tears families apart. My faith teaches me to walk humbly, while President Trump teargassed peaceful protestors so he could walk over to a church for a photo op.

As I’ve said so many times before, we’re in the battle for the soul of our nation, and President Trump’s decision today to profane God and to smear my faith in a political attack is a stark reminder of what the stakes of this fight truly are.


https://medium.com/@JoeBiden/my-statement-on-faith-265fae90511d
ttps://www.cnn.com/2020/08/06/politics/biden-faith-trump/index.html

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Biden-My Statement On Faith: "For President Trump to attack my faith is shameful." (Original Post) kpete Aug 2020 OP
That's a damn good statement soothsayer Aug 2020 #1
Yes, however.... AZ8theist Aug 2020 #16
Good point - "laughable" would really have been an ideal word choice. scarletwoman Aug 2020 #28
I think I would have used the word, shameless. Texin Aug 2020 #33
Yes, and I hope he will go farther, re: PROJECTION Lock him up. Aug 2020 #19
Big K&R Docreed2003 Aug 2020 #2
Very nicely said ... even if I really wouldn't care if he was a diehard atheist like me ... mr_lebowski Aug 2020 #3
"However, like the words of so many other insecure bullies, President Trump's comments reveal more Cha Aug 2020 #4
I wish I could think Trump will understand the statement. TomSlick Aug 2020 #5
Let's let Sarah Cooper help us compare this to drumpf soothsayer Aug 2020 #17
You would have to have some empathy to understand. demosincebirth Aug 2020 #25
Excellent statement hlthe2b Aug 2020 #6
That would make a good TV ad with a few modifications. Crunchy Frog Aug 2020 #7
Wow, this is almost a masterpiece. Native Aug 2020 #8
Yeah, Joe sounds really senile there. Ilsa Aug 2020 #9
Fox pundits have made statements that Biden has Alzheimer's. Lonestarblue Aug 2020 #30
Joe goes high when Trump goes low. C_U_L8R Aug 2020 #10
Well, honestly that ain't much of a bar to get over. lonely bird Aug 2020 #32
True. True. C_U_L8R Aug 2020 #35
Pretty good, Joe. mountain grammy Aug 2020 #11
Go Joe, keep responding with reason and soul. LiberalBrooke Aug 2020 #12
It's an unfair fight if you ask me, lol. BootinUp Aug 2020 #13
Biden has the answer, 2nd Paragraph of this post...... 4 Sentences... Stuart G Aug 2020 #14
When JFK was running for President I was about 12 years old. Grammy23 Aug 2020 #15
It sure IS a low blow, Grammy23. One of the lowest. calimary Aug 2020 #23
Excellent..... Upthevibe Aug 2020 #18
And you know Trump doesn't believe in anyone but himself as a higher power (maybe Putin). C Moon Aug 2020 #20
How dare a man like Trump attack a man like Biden on his faith. smirkymonkey Aug 2020 #21
He's truly a man whose time has come. calimary Aug 2020 #22
I was thinking the same thing. chriscan64 Aug 2020 #24
This! A 1,000,000 times THIS! Thank YOU! n/t MFGsunny Aug 2020 #26
Perfect statement! Well said, VP Biden. scarletwoman Aug 2020 #27
Joe gets my vote just for this statement... Tommymac Aug 2020 #29
Trump was an idiot for allowing Biden an excuse to talk faith. McCamy Taylor Aug 2020 #31
The "Christian" RW lonely bird Aug 2020 #34
Wonderful statement. This is a man-child that doesn't know how to hold a Bible @ needs a Illumination Aug 2020 #36

AZ8theist

(5,448 posts)
16. Yes, however....
Thu Aug 6, 2020, 11:50 PM
Aug 2020

I would not have used the term "shameful" since Repukes are unable to be shamed or exhibit shame.

I would have used the term "laughable".

Lock him up.

(6,925 posts)
19. Yes, and I hope he will go farther, re: PROJECTION
Fri Aug 7, 2020, 12:54 AM
Aug 2020

Hope he will say the orange-viRu$-sia suffers from Psychological Projection, as discovered and documented by Dr. Sigmund Freud, and shortly explain to his ignorant magats that people who unconsciously hate some traits about themselves find comfort by falsely accusing other people of having them.

(Go on the offensive a little; stop just playing defense.)

RICO THE TRUMP$ AND THEIr ACCOMPLICE$

Cha

(297,029 posts)
4. "However, like the words of so many other insecure bullies, President Trump's comments reveal more
Thu Aug 6, 2020, 10:45 PM
Aug 2020
"However, like the words of so many other insecure bullies, President Trump’s comments reveal more about him than they do about anyone else. They show us a man willing to stoop to any low for political gain,..
Twe" and someone whose actions are completely at odds with the values and teachings that he professes to believe in.

It is an excellent statement! Tweeted!


Ilsa

(61,691 posts)
9. Yeah, Joe sounds really senile there.
Thu Aug 6, 2020, 10:50 PM
Aug 2020

**snort** NOT

Will fux news try to claim Joe Biden is cognitively deficient here? That sounds just like JB, every word.

Lonestarblue

(9,959 posts)
30. Fox pundits have made statements that Biden has Alzheimer's.
Fri Aug 7, 2020, 12:59 PM
Aug 2020

At least, that’s what I’ve heard from relatives who watch, which is disgraceful if true. But of course almost everything they broadcast is disgraceful. Wallace is the exception.

lonely bird

(1,685 posts)
32. Well, honestly that ain't much of a bar to get over.
Fri Aug 7, 2020, 01:20 PM
Aug 2020

All Joe has to do is pick his foot up an inch or so.

LiberalBrooke

(527 posts)
12. Go Joe, keep responding with reason and soul.
Thu Aug 6, 2020, 11:28 PM
Aug 2020

Speak your heart and do not let any of his insane ramblings sit there without a thoughtful comeback. Use these opportunities to speak to the people. You are defining yourself as a President.

Stuart G

(38,414 posts)
14. Biden has the answer, 2nd Paragraph of this post...... 4 Sentences...
Thu Aug 6, 2020, 11:35 PM
Aug 2020

Here it is, 4 sentences.........


....For President Trump to attack my faith is shameful. It’s beneath the office he holds and it’s beneath the dignity the American people so rightly expect and deserve from their leaders. However, like the words of so many other insecure bullies, President Trump’s comments reveal more about him than they do about anyone else. They show us a man willing to stoop to any low for political gain, and someone whose actions are completely at odds with the values and teachings that he professes to believe in.


Joe and I are in total agreement....Trump is a bully, but Joe defines him further: "However like the words of so many other insecure bullies, President Trump's comments reveal more about him than they do about anyone else..

Grammy23

(5,810 posts)
15. When JFK was running for President I was about 12 years old.
Thu Aug 6, 2020, 11:49 PM
Aug 2020

I remember the buzz about his Catholicism being an issue for some people. Our neighbors across the street would not allow a friend of mine play at their house because she was Catholic. (They were Presbyterian.) It was said by some if JFK won that the Pope would be running the country.

I honestly thought we’d come a long way from those ugly days. Who thought that a good and decent man like Joe Biden could have his faith used against him by a heathen like tRump? I surely hope that the voters will be offended by the ham handed efforts of tRump to denigrate Biden over his faith.

I say this as a person who lost all the religious upbringing I had a long time ago. But to talk bad about Biden’s faith is to me a low blow and simply reflects tRump’s desperation as he realizes he is going to be FIRED in November. Lose Bigly, asshat.

calimary

(81,181 posts)
23. It sure IS a low blow, Grammy23. One of the lowest.
Fri Aug 7, 2020, 01:46 AM
Aug 2020

November can't come soon enough. But we have to work like there's no tomorrow! We can't leave ANYTHING to chance.

Especially when we're up against Vladimir Putin, Roger Stone, and Bill Barr.

For starters.

 

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)
21. How dare a man like Trump attack a man like Biden on his faith.
Fri Aug 7, 2020, 01:12 AM
Aug 2020

It's just shameful and sickening. Anyone who considers themselves a person of faith who buys into this bullshit is a hypocrite and a blasphemer.

calimary

(81,181 posts)
22. He's truly a man whose time has come.
Fri Aug 7, 2020, 01:42 AM
Aug 2020

THIS is the kind of thing we all need. A Consoler-in-Chief. Someone who knows pain because he's been punched in the gut. Someone who's pulled himself together even after a terrible personal loss, and soldiered on because people were depending on him. Got knocked down and pulled himself back up - and went on to overcome and even triumph.

Seems like he's EXACTLY what we need for leadership at a colossally terrible and desperate time.

chriscan64

(1,789 posts)
24. I was thinking the same thing.
Fri Aug 7, 2020, 02:23 AM
Aug 2020

All the times Joe ran for president and didn't get the nomination or when he passed on 2016 left him available for this moment when we need him the most. He will maintain his integrity and grace as he gets blasted with the same nonsensical attacks endured by both the Clintons and Obama. He is so much the diametrical opposite of Trump, it is no surprise he is doing so well.

scarletwoman

(31,893 posts)
27. Perfect statement! Well said, VP Biden.
Fri Aug 7, 2020, 12:23 PM
Aug 2020

Btw, your hyperlink needs fixing - remove the '@' in front of 'JoeBiden', and the rest of the link will work.

Tommymac

(7,263 posts)
29. Joe gets my vote just for this statement...
Fri Aug 7, 2020, 12:51 PM
Aug 2020

Not that he didn't have it already.

Bravo Sen Biden! You just rose a step or two in my eyes, and I am a supporter now.

lonely bird

(1,685 posts)
34. The "Christian" RW
Fri Aug 7, 2020, 01:23 PM
Aug 2020

doesn't consider the Roman Church to be Christian. In their view, there is nothing wrong with Trump's comments.

 

Illumination

(2,458 posts)
36. Wonderful statement. This is a man-child that doesn't know how to hold a Bible @ needs a
Fri Aug 7, 2020, 02:50 PM
Aug 2020

sippy cup to drink water! This man-child is not well. Mary Trump encountered this 1st hand. He will only continue to deteriorate before our eyes. Let's hope he disappears soon just as he thinks C-19 will...

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