Trump’s threat of using military to take sovereign territory is false Christianity | Opinion
Trump mirroring Putin
Is it just a coincidence that Trump’s desire to take sovereign territory by force if necessary is eerily similar to what Putin is doing in Ukraine while threatening other border countries with invasion as well? It’s now OK to just take what we want from less-armed nations because we can. Is that how a nation under God conducts itself?
By threatening the use of force, Trump is willing to sacrifice the lives of our military in order to achieve his personal ambitions of conquest and power while pretending his actions are in the best interest of the country. His blatant display of greed is just one telling clue of what kind of “Christian” he really is.
I believe that his public embrace of faith while behaving in the manner of selfish, evil tyrant will be his ultimate undoing. According to scripture there is no worse sin than to lead someone away from God. I don’t think there is a better example of false Christianity than Trump, except maybe the Rev. Jim Jones. Remember his version of faith? Trump is leading his flock in the same manner and is going to pay a heavy price for such blasphemy.
Joe Messer, Fresno
Homeless get no help
KQED published an article (on Aug. 23, 2024) about the new anti-camping laws in Fresno and how aggressive they are. The Mayor of Fresno made a couple of comments that made me sick. “There are times when people have to get uncomfortable before they can get comfortable,” Mayor Jerry Dyer said, “We want to help people.”
Both of these statements prove how Mayor Dyer is only looking out for the well to do in Fresno and making connections for post mayoral opportunities. How does he even for a second think homelessness is comfortable? Has he or the rest of the city council, the DA, the Chief of Police ever been hungry for more than 5 hours on a daily basis? Have they ever been so cold they could not sleep? Have they ever been denied the use of a restroom because they are homeless? This list of uncomfortable living can go on and on.
To all of these we know the answer, “NO.” So, how can he or anyone that has not experienced these facts of homelessness comment that there are times people have to get uncomfortable... The problem with homelessness is not the homeless, it is the homeless hit north fresno
Michael Hinsman, Fresno
A convicted felon gets sworn in
On Jan. 20, on the Capitol steps, Chief Justice John Roberts will administer the oath of office to Donald J. Trump, prolific liar, purveyor of discount bibles, indicted insurrectionist and convicted felon. On that day Roberts will ask the twice-impeached, truth-averse Trump to affirm that he will “faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of [his] ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States.”
This is supposed to be a solemn occasion not a spit-take. How does Roberts get through the oath – the both of them, for that matter – without falling over with the kind of laughter usually reserved for the halls of a psychiatric hospital?
What a joke. And the joke’s on us, unfortunately.
Ed Miller, Fresno
No to PG&E rate hikes
I strongly object to the rate hike proposed in application A.24-11-009 for the following reasons:
1) This is the third or fourth time PG&E has used the excuse of wildfire mitigation to place an unnecessary burden on customers. How many times are customers going to pay for PG&E’s negligence? PG&E has failed to exercise prudent fire prevention polices. Such as cutting fire breaks, clearing dead fall, and maintaining fire access roads.
2) Cost recovery for billing protection during COVID-19 pandemic; the Biden administration floated a massive COVID spending bill and no one in PG&E management had the foresight to request federal funds. This demonstrates total incompetence on the part of the PG&E’s CEO.
3) Recovery of $595.5 million, where was the watchdog CPUC and CA Attorney General? Please, explain how PG&E pays administrators bonuses and investors profit earning dividends with a $595.5 million deficit?
Robert Havay, Clovis
Bad message
Christmas messages were given by both President Biden and the President-elect. Biden included in his message, “We’re here on this earth to care for one another, to love one another” and he urged Americans to treat each other with respect and to “live in the light.”
The President-elect, after giving a brief Christmas message on his Truth Social platform, later re-posted his bizarre statements wishing to take Greenland and the Panama Canal and to claim that Chinese soldiers had taken over the Panama Canal. Then he went on to criticize President Biden, Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau and the Democrats. He also wrote “Merry Christmas to the Radical Left Lunatics, who are constantly trying to obstruct our Court System and our Elections.”
St. Paul writes, “remove all bitterness, fury, anger, shouting, reviling and malice. Be kind to one another, compassionate, forgiving one another…” Tell me, whose words best reflect the words of St. Paul and the real meaning of Christmas?
Val Rios, Fresno
Trump and lower gas prices
Why do voters put up with this? Trump is going to be President. But Biden is trying to put up laws that will try and keep Trump from drilling for oil. Trump just wants to bring down these high gas prices. Will you tell me why Biden and the Democratic Party want to keep gas prices high? Trump can help save our country if we will get behind him and give him strength. Because it will be a hard job.
Jerry Jones, Visalia