{"id":34396,"date":"2025-01-21T09:14:01","date_gmt":"2025-01-21T09:14:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/?p=34396"},"modified":"2025-11-05T16:31:39","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T16:31:39","slug":"donald-trump-the-spiritual-dimension","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/index.php\/donald-trump-the-spiritual-dimension\/","title":{"rendered":"Donald Trump – the Spiritual Dimension"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Donald<\/a>
Donald Trump takes the Presidential Oath<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Watching the inauguration of Donald Trump last night on TV in Kampala, Uganda, I could not help but be struck by how much the US \u2018does God\u2019 compared to the UK.<\/p>\n

According to Al-Jazeera (!)<\/b><\/a> the programme began with the President-elect attending the customary service at the nearby St John\u2019s Episcopal Church.<\/p>\n

Muslim pulled from programme<\/h2>\n

Before the 47th President and his Vice-President were sworn in, we saw an Invocation by Cardinal Timothy Dolan, archbishop of New York, and another from the Reverend Franklin Graham.<\/p>\n

After President Trump\u2019s speech, there was a Benediction first from Yeshiva University\u2019s President Ari Berman, Senior Pastor Lorenzo Sewell of 180 Church Detroit and the Reverend Frank Mann of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn.<\/p>\n

The programme (see the Al-Jazeera link above) had included a benediction from Imam Husham Al-Husainy of the Karbalaa Islamic Education Center. But Religion News reported<\/b><\/a> the Muslim leader was pulled after Jewish groups pointed out his support for Hezbollah. He is, after all, a Muslim, and hatred of Jews is, as we have pointed out beforenot least in this video on Israel and Hamas<\/b><\/a>, written into their religion.<\/p>\n

The Spiritual Dimension<\/h2>\n
\"Pastor<\/a>
Pastor Lorenzo Sewell gives his benediction. Worth watching!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Spiritual Dimension of including the Rabbi and excluding the Mohammedan is massive. It was a spiritual mis-step to invite the imam in the first place.<\/p>\n

But we also note the inclusion of two Roman Catholic bishops and two Pentecostals (Lorenzo Sewell\u2019s barnstorming benediction is well worth watching<\/b><\/a>) but no-one from the Anglican Episcopal Church. That sent a message that liberal theology is not welcome in the court of President Trump.<\/p>\n

Indeed, the Donald\u2019s insistence in his own speech (read the transcript here)<\/b><\/a> that \u2018there are only two genders: male and female\u2019, drew cheers from those watching both outside in the Washington cold and here in Kampala.<\/p>\n

Trump Speech \u2018did God\u2019<\/h2>\n
\"Donald<\/a>
Donald Trump giving his speech.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It was Tony Blair\u2019s spin-doctor, Alastair Campbell, who said that administration did not \u2018Do God\u2019. In truth, no political party nor any leader of one in the UK Parliament, except for the DUP, either does God or grasps the spiritual dimension of life in general or public life in particular. We call and pray for them to humble themselves and acknowledge the King of kings.<\/p>\n

But the United States does God, in its moments of grief, when leaders\u2019 \u2018thoughts and prayers\u2019, not just their \u2018thoughts\u2019, are always with those affected, in its inauguration ceremonies and swearing-ins, and especially in the speech given by President Trump.<\/p>\n

This did not just include the obligatory \u2018God bless America.\u2019 Mr Trump insisted: \u2018We are one people, one family and one glorious nation under God.\u2019 He promised \u2018We will not forget our Constitution, and we will not forget our God.\u2019 Above all, he declared his life \u2018was saved by God to make America great again\u2019.<\/p>\n

First Executive Orders<\/h2>\n

On the BBC website<\/b><\/a>, their North America correspondent, Anthony Zurcher, reports that Donald Trump\u2019s executive orders have already pulled the USA out of the World Health Organisation and the Paris Climate Accord. He will end the promotion of electric vehicles and \u2018Drill, Baby, drill\u2019.<\/p>\n

In a record number of executive orders, he has ended \u2018work from home\u2019 for federal workers and repealed previous executive orders promoting diversity programs and LGBTQ equality. He is certain to reinstate the \u2018Mexico City policy\u2019, defunding IPPF and other promoters of abortion.<\/p>\n

President Trump has pardoned 1,500 6th January 2021 demonstrators. In his speech he promised to \u2018reinstate any service members who were unjustly expelled from our military for objecting to the Covid vaccine mandate with full backpay. And I will sign an order to stop our warriors from being subjected to radical political theories and social experiments while on duty\u2019.<\/p>\n

Celebrations across Africa, Asia and the Caribbean<\/h2>\n
\"J<\/a>
J D Vance takes the Vice-Presidential Oath<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Across the developing world, pro-life and pro-family activists have been celebrating. Donald Trump might not stop the flow of the promotion of evil from the West, from the EU, UK, Ireland and Skandinavia, but now there will at least be a counterbalance.<\/p>\n

USAID, which was promoting wickedness under Joe Biden, is now under new management. All over the world, there will be new US Ambassadors. And if Donald Trump is followed by a two-term J D Vance, who knows?<\/p>\n

Let us not forget, in his first term, it was the US Ambassador to Kenya who organised ten other countries to stand with him in condemning the pro-abortion agenda of the UNFPA and asserting there is no human right to abortion (or sodomy for that matter) in any internationsl human rights instrument. Read about that here<\/b><\/a>. If Hilary Clinton had been elected in 2016 for the 2017-2020 term, that would not have happened.<\/p>\n

A need for prayer<\/h2>\n

Much of what Donald Trump is doing and will do is a direct challenge to EU and especially to UK anti-biblical \u2018wokeness\u2019. He stands for freedom of speech and is horrified by the sort of \u2018two-tier justice\u2019 we saw after the Southport demonstrations.<\/p>\n

President Trump, like every leader of every nation on earth, needs prayer for humility before the King of kings and wisdom. The Bible says:
\nProv 15:33 The fear of the LORD is the instruction of wisdom; and before honour is humility.<\/b><\/p>\n

He also needs prayer for protection physically, emotionally and spiritually. The enemy will be out to thwart and block him from enacting anything righteous that might bless his nation and bring prosperity and the Kingdom of God. As it is written:
\nJohn 10:10 The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.<\/b><\/p>\n

READ<\/b>: Deut 6:13-14; 1Sam 2:30; Psa 107:32; Isa 25:1; Matt 10:32; 1Cor 10:13.<\/p>\n

Previous articles<\/h2>\n

Donald Trump: 47th US President<\/a><\/p>\n

In video format<\/a><\/p>\n

Donald Trump escapes assassination attempt<\/a><\/p>\n

In video format<\/a><\/p>\n

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