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Pastor leads leads wild dedication ceremony for Trump’s giant gold statue
(www.the-independent.com)
this post was submitted on 09 May 2026
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I thought that was a golden calf, not a jackass.
Respect that the artist kept the tiny hands and unattractive silhouette at least.
Ooohhh so that’s where they put the T1 Trump phones
You would think a Pastor would have a serious problem with that. Only in Trumps America.
Evangelical pastors are bullshit. They have no doctrine, no structure, no guidance, they make up whatever the fuck they want as long as it brings in money.
Evangelicals are the black-and-orange-wrapped-taffy-candy in the halloween candy dish. They wave a book and say “Jesus” and dumb people follow them.
Burns wrote on social media before emphasizing that the gilded effigy was not a false idol.
“Let me be clear: this is not a golden calf,” he said.
No, not a calf. A different bovine comes to mind.
And this pastor really doesn’t know his bible. Either that, or he knows it but didn’t enter the sheep fold by the gate.
A different bovine comes to mind.
Porcine, more like.
Ungulate feels like a better fit
I would go with Blattodea
I loath to insult pigs that way.
Psalms 115:4-8
- But their idols are silver and gold, made by human hands.
- They have mouths, but cannot speak, eyes, but cannot see.
- They have ears, but cannot hear, noses, but cannot smell.
- They have hands, but cannot feel, feet, but cannot walk, nor can they utter a sound with their throats.
- Those who make them will be like them, and so will all who trust in them.
Thou shalt have no other Gods before me. Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven images
Several statues depicting Trump have recently appeared in front of the Capitol building. One, titled “Best Friends Forever,” portrays the billionaire president alongside the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Another, called “King of the World,” shows the pair posing like Jack and Rose at the prow of the Titanic.
I liked those better
And no actual gold (however little) was harmed in making them.
Classy
/s
His on the Epstein files ?
#nottheonion