Pastor Mark Burns, the president’s informal “spiritual advisor,” wants to make one thing very clear about the extremely tall gold statue of Donald Trump that was officially dedicated last week in Doral, Miami. “Let me be clear: this is not a golden calf. We worship the Lord Jesus Christ and Him alone,” he wrote on Twitter.
He’s technically right, just as Rene Magritte was technically right that his painting of a pipe was not actually a pipe. In the most literal sense, the statue of Trump, which is named “Don Colossus” is not a golden calf.
Despite the president calling it “The Real Deal - GOLD,” on Truth Social, the statue is not made of gold. Unlike the golden calf, which was made from melting the jewelry of the Egyptians, the Trump statue is not actually made of solid gold. “Don Colossus” is cast in bronze and covered in gold leaf, making it much, much less valuable. It is also obviously not a calf, as calves are baby cows, and the statue is certainly not a baby cow.
This statue is a PERFECT representation of Trumpism, he can’t resist revealing himself by the art he chooses. Reminds me of Mussolini.
(caption: a photo of the massive Mussolini head staring down a public square)
I think it’s because these personalities surround themselves with sycophants, and this leads to them being isolated and unaware of their own ridiculousness. A universal truth across the centuries.
Ye shall know them by their fruits. ~Matthew 7:16
Some of them actually believe this guy is the antichrist and they’re helping him destroy the world, thinking Jesus will just be cool with that. They’ll believe anything.
I know it’s not really important. But why have they made him fat?
Well how about that! The high priest of the 12 tribes of Israel said the exact same thing to Moses when asked why everyone was worshiping a golden calf
Looks like a calf to me.
Also that’s an insult to calfs. Or is it calves. The animal not the leg.
It’s still definitely an idol, though.
tiny dick and all.
Probably the most American Idol to date
Isn’t that Taylor Swift?
with a golden calf just above each golden ankle
Cankle
Sorry couldn’t resist
They all worship idols all the time and apply some mental gymnastics bullshit to pretend they don’t. It’s wild.
idolatry seems to be ignored by christians.
Certainly by the loudmouthed American ones that support Trump.
I’d like to ask Pastor Burns if he’s read the book of Daniel, particularly chapters 3 and 4.
God struck Nebuchadnezzar (who likewise had a golden statue built for his entire kingdom to workship) with madness for 7 years for his pride.
We’re having madness right now.
True, but in Nebuchadnezzar’s case his kingdom was taken from him for those 7 years…
If only we could be so fortunate.
A monkey paw finger curls
Hey look, the brits are coming again!
If only
Trump only lost his for 4
We have madness at home.
Another 7 years?
Wouldn’t have thought he’d live that long 🤷♂️Well, he doesn’t seem to care anymore.
Sometimes I wish God was real, so we’d get to see him swoop in and smite these fucking hypocrites.
if god isn’t real it is up to us to make the world a just god would make.
It should be no problem to come to broad consensus on what that would look like!
Anarchy would be it if humans were capable of self governance and not being cunts. But it depends on all humans working together in sync, so it’ll never happen.
Depends. Are those innate traits or learned skills?
It doesn’t matter at this point. Either way you have to have all of humanity change at once and agree on everything.
I don’t think either of that is true.
I think that every time one of these psychos assumes room temperature. Upon hearing of their death, I’d love the satisfaction of imagining their reaction upon entering Hell for the eternity of fiery torture that we’ve been promised.
But alas, it’s all a fairy tale, as real as Santa Claus and the Tooth Fairy.
It’s a nice thought.
the statue is certainly not a baby cow.
No, it’s a giant pig.
Now, be nicer to pigs, they’re intelligent, capable of empathy. It’s actually a giant pile of gold leafed shit.
Valid. I actually love piggies.
Real pigs don’t live in their own shit if they have a choice.
They’re pretty clean animals in general, they just roll in mud to cool off.
I prefer to think about it as an orange turd, perfectly suitable for the eventual Trump Memorial.
Ohhhhhh SNAP ! 😂
…if you feel the need to let everyone know how much the golden idol isn’t a golden idol, perhaps you’ve forgotten what an idol is and why your religion speaks against them.
“Let me be clear: this is not a golden calf. We worship the Lord Jesus Christ and Him alone,”
Which is why they erected a giant golden statue of the president of the United States. Makes perfect sense!
And blessed it, and have repeatedly said that Trump is either blessed by God, or God’s divine instrument.
But this isn’t idolatry.
It’s not a golden calf
No. It’s a golden pig-like thing that is fatter and smellier than a pig.
But also: If they worship Jesus Christ, and Jesus Christ alone that’s pretty weird. What about God and the Holy Spirit? Did this pastor even go to seminary school?
Did this pastor even go to seminary school?
I don’t think most pastors study much.
It’s man-cow-pig!
This “church” wouldn’t know Christ if the Christ walked up to them and said to love their neighbors as Christ loved them.
They would know Christ: they would be in the front row yelling for another crucifixion
Indeed: most of present day America, especially the far-right, would be incredibly hostile towards a middle eastern guy preaching a philosophy of peace and equality and who was openly against the “money lenders”.
If the real Christ came back, they’d call him a lunatic
Far left extremist
With a name like Jesús he is obviously from one of them Mexican countries and needs to be sent to Alligator Auschwitz.
A gold plated statue is really on the nose for this con artist.
I am sure it’s the thinnest gold coating possible, a lettuce head will last longer than the coating.
Baphomet is much better done
Not only that, a much better character to have a statue of.
And way safer around those children
The character design is on point
One is a statue of a cruel, merciless, sinful being that kills for fun. The other is Baphomet.
