What he "wants" to invoke is such horrible and dreadful means of military usr. I ask god not to use them.
Also, I get a sense that this attempted display of unity at the church with the bible was a last stance, so to spech..
Its a national mark close to this bunker, there is no real anget at the subject they miraculously (via a blackhawk) were probably lifted elsewhere.
This is what the Bishop of that church said about this photo op..
Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde of the Episcopal Dioscese of Washington said Monday evening that she is "outraged" after President Donald Trump visited her church without advance notice to share "a message antithetical to the teachings of Jesus."
"I am outraged. The President did not pray when he came to St. John's, nor as you just articulated, did he acknowledge the agony of our country right now," Budde told CNN's Anderson Cooper on "AC360."
And in particular, that of the people of color in our nation, who wonder if anyone ever -- anyone in public power will ever acknowledge their sacred words. And who are rightfully demanding an end to 400 years of systemic racism and white supremacy in our country. And I just want the world to know, that we in the diocese of Washington, following Jesus and his way of love ... we distance ourselves from the incendiary language of this President. We follow someone who lived a life of nonviolence and sacrificial love."
"We align ourselves with those seeking justice for the death of George Floyd and countless others," she continued. "And I just can't believe what my eyes have seen."
Let me be clear: The President just used a Bible, the most sacred text of the Judeo-Christian tradition, and one of the churches of my diocese, without permission, as a backdrop for a message antithetical to the teachings of Jesus," she said.
I love how they are calling him Bunker ..ich. ??
why are we being tortured and given hope? ACLU just said Trump broke international law with his use of force against the protesters, or words to that effect. As if this is the first time. What are they planning to do? One of these protesters had his eye taken out by a tear gas container. My sister always said what Trump did to the immigrants wasn't like Hitler, because Germany turned on its own citizens. Well here we go. The playbook continues. Oh, and Pelosi and Schumer just denounced him. Words. What are they planning to DO?
@coyote I feel as you do. It is frightening, but it ain't going to happen. We threw cards tonight in class and no one got civil war. On the contrary, we saw a fading old guard, i.e., Trump and friends, and a rising spirit that seeks conflict resolution in spite of them.
@Coyote - YES, thank you, that was kind of what I was trying to say, in a different way. I figure if guys who have been in the middle of real civil war zones are saying not to worry, then not to worry! I do continue to worry that the Regime will continue to stoke the flames of the nutbar base, and even though 30% that makes up the base is a minority, as you yourself said - when 30% of the population is willing to go kill the other 70%, then it's war.
@jeanne-mayell - thanks for assuaging our fears with a tarot read, always helpful.
@northern_lights - wrapping you in peace and light and a fuzzy blanket of compassion. Hang in there, stay safe, you are not alone, and now you know that our dear ❤️ @saibh ❤️ is practically a neighbor, so reach out to her if you need to! (You can reach out on here or through Jeanne, she can relay an email).
I also threw three cards today with the query: What’s coming? Where is this unrest and strife we see now going to go with a timeframe of about three months.
Past, Present, Future. This is what came up (Rider-Waite):
Three of Pentacles, reversed
Four of wands, reversed
Magician upright.
I must say these sort of surprised me. I was expecting Tower, Death, or ten of swords, or maybe Wheel of Fortune or Chariot, lol.
prima facie reading... not too deep
Past: Three of pentacles has represented house and home, stability. The reversal reflected lack of stability, house and home (or what I perceive as my American community) in upheaval. Makes sense. We’ve been a country, a society divided. Maybe the structure in that card is government/Congress and our partisan division.
Present: Four of wands has always represented happy family, a king/queen and a castle where family grows and thrives under common values and common vision, e.g. parents for their children, victory as a unit. So the reversal is disharmony, stagnation, chaos, values askew, rootless abandon, no security.
Future: Magician. Made me think of what I keep reading here. We are at a turning point, a crossroads, with a bounty of opportunity. It’s #1, the newest of beginnings. Very encouraging. I saw it as positive, but I suppose it could be a beginning of something unexpected, a new world order? I hope that it’s a good one and not fascism or worse.
I was perplexed by what will lead us to that. Three months? I am thinking that time frame isn’t accurate.