{"id":38632,"date":"2020-01-07T08:24:35","date_gmt":"2020-01-07T16:24:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/?p=38632"},"modified":"2020-01-08T13:57:19","modified_gmt":"2020-01-08T21:57:19","slug":"esther-and-assassination","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2020\/01\/07\/esther-and-assassination\/","title":{"rendered":"Esther and Assassination"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Republican Supply-side pseudo-Christians, the polar opposite of real, authentic Christians, love to twist the Bible to meet their own perverse ends.\u00a0 One of them, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is now driving Fuhrer Trump&#8217;s* foreign policy.\u00a0 Not only is he committing war crimes, but also, he is casting his Fuhrer as a Biblical character.\u00a0 How sick!<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 7pt; margin-top: 0pt; line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"background-image: none; background-repeat: repeat; background-attachment: scroll; background-position: 0% 0%;\"><span style=\"color: #3c3736; font-family: Open Sans;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"background-image: none; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; margin-right: auto; border-width: 0px;\" title=\"0107Pompeo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.7thstep.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/0107Pompeo.jpg\" alt=\"0107Pompeo\" width=\"700\" height=\"525\" border=\"0\" \/><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 7pt; margin-top: 0pt; line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"background-image: none; background-repeat: repeat; background-attachment: scroll; background-position: 0% 0%;\"><span style=\"color: #3c3736; font-family: Open Sans;\">The Washington Post has reported that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was the main force that pushed Trump into assassinating Iranian Major General Soleimani. Pompeo, according to a New York Times reporter, had a fixation with a bible passage about Queen Esther protecting Israel from Iran. Pompeo\u2019s extreme hostility towards Iran is motivated by his extreme religious beliefs.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 7pt; margin-top: 0pt; margin-left: 0.375in; line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"background-image: none; background-repeat: repeat; background-attachment: scroll; background-position: 0% 0%;\"><span style=\"color: #0066cc; font-family: Open Sans;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2019\/03\/30\/us\/politics\/pompeo-christian-policy.html?searchResultPosition=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.nytimes.com\/&#8230;<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 7pt; margin-left: 0.375in; line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"background-image: none; background-repeat: repeat; background-attachment: scroll; background-position: 0% 0%;\"><span style=\"background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #3c3736; font-family: Open Sans;\">In November, Mr. Pompeo <\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2019\/02\/26\/magazine\/mike-pompeo-translates-trump.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">told a reporter<\/a><span style=\"background-image: none; background-repeat: repeat; background-attachment: scroll; background-position: 0% 0%;\"><span style=\"background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #3c3736; font-family: Open Sans;\"> for The New York Times Magazine that the Bible \u201cinforms everything I do.\u201d The reporter noticed an open Bible in his office, with a Swiss Army knife marking his place at the end of the book of Queen Esther.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 7pt; margin-left: 0.375in; line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"color: #3c3736; font-family: Open Sans;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 7pt; margin-top: 0pt; line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"background-image: none; background-repeat: repeat; background-attachment: scroll; background-position: 0% 0%;\"><span style=\"color: #3c3736; font-family: Open Sans;\"><strong>Mike Pompeo is a conservative evangelical Christian who believes in the rapture and that God is working through Trump and himself<\/strong>&#8230;\u00a0 [<em>emphasis added<\/em>]<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Inserted from &lt;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailykos.com\/stories\/2020\/1\/5\/1909619\/-Pompeo-Awaiting-the-Rapture-Pushed-Trump-to-Strike-Iranian-General-Soleimani\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Daily Kos<\/a>&gt;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Here is Pompeo interviewing on CBN (a pseudo-Christian propaganda outlet, that specializes in soaking watchers for money).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=T5v5Dc1N2qs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">EXCLUSIVE Secretary of State Pompeo to CBN News: God May Have Raised Up Trump Like He Raised Up Queen Esther<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Barf Bag Alert!!<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/T5v5Dc1N2qs\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">So they see their role as protecting Israel from Iran.\u00a0 They are not.\u00a0 They are just creating more chaos.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Remember.\u00a0 These people are NOT Christians.\u00a0 They are the same people, who opposed Jesus and had him murdered.\u00a0 He called them Pharisees, Sadducees and Scribes.\u00a0 Today they are called Republicans.\u00a0 This is what Jesus said about them, from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Matthew+23&amp;version=CEV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Matthew 23<\/a>:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 7pt; margin-top: 0pt; line-height: normal;\"><span style=\"background-image: none; background-repeat: repeat; background-attachment: scroll; background-position: 0% 0%;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><strong>23 <\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/span><span style=\"background-image: none; background-repeat: repeat; background-attachment: scroll; background-position: 0% 0%;\"><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">Jesus said to the crowds and to his disciples:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 7pt; margin-top: 0pt; line-height: 18pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"><span style=\"font-size: 9pt;\"><strong>2 <\/strong><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">The Pharisees and the teachers of the Law are experts in the Law of Moses. <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"><span style=\"font-size: 9pt;\"><strong>3 <\/strong><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">So obey everything they teach you, but don\u2019t do as they do. After all, <strong>they say one thing and do something else<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 7pt; margin-top: 0pt; line-height: 18pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"><span style=\"font-size: 9pt;\"><strong>4 <\/strong><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\"><strong>They pile heavy burdens on people\u2019s shoulders and won\u2019t lift a finger to help<\/strong>. <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"><span style=\"font-size: 9pt;\"><strong>5 <\/strong><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">Everything they do is just to show off in front of others. They even make a big show of wearing Scripture verses on their foreheads and arms, and they wear big tassels for everyone to see. <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"><span style=\"font-size: 9pt;\"><strong>6 <\/strong><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">They love the best seats at banquets and the front seats in the meeting places. <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"><span style=\"font-size: 9pt;\"><strong>7 <\/strong><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">And when they are in the market, they like to have people greet them as their teachers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 7pt; margin-top: 0pt; line-height: 18pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"><span style=\"font-size: 9pt;\"><strong>8 <\/strong><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">But none of you should be called a teacher. You have only one teacher, and all of you are like brothers and sisters. <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"><span style=\"font-size: 9pt;\"><strong>9 <\/strong><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">Don\u2019t call anyone on earth your father. All of you have the same Father in heaven. <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"><span style=\"font-size: 9pt;\"><strong>10 <\/strong><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">None of you should be called the leader. The Messiah is your only leader. <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"><span style=\"font-size: 9pt;\"><strong>11 <\/strong><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">Whoever is the greatest should be the servant of the others. <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"><span style=\"font-size: 9pt;\"><strong>12 <\/strong><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">If you put yourself above others, you will be put down. But if you humble yourself, you will be honored&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 7pt; margin-top: 0pt; line-height: 18pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"><span style=\"font-size: 9pt;\"><strong>&#8230;23 <\/strong><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">You Pharisees and teachers are show-offs, and you\u2019re in for trouble! You give God a tenth of the spices from your garden, such as mint, dill, and cumin. Yet you neglect the more important matters of the Law, such as justice, mercy, and faithfulness. These are the important things you should have done, though you should not have left the others undone either. <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"><span style=\"font-size: 9pt;\"><strong>24 <\/strong><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">You blind leaders! You strain out a small fly but swallow a camel.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 7pt; margin-top: 0pt; line-height: 18pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"><span style=\"font-size: 9pt;\"><strong>25 <\/strong><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">You Pharisees and teachers are show-offs, and you\u2019re in for trouble! You wash the outside of your cups and dishes, while inside there is nothing but greed and selfishness. <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"><span style=\"font-size: 9pt;\"><strong>26 <\/strong><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">You blind Pharisee! First clean the inside of a cup, and then the outside will also be clean.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 7pt; margin-top: 0pt; line-height: 18pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"><span style=\"font-size: 9pt;\"><strong>27 <\/strong><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">You Pharisees and teachers are in for trouble! You\u2019re nothing but show-offs. <strong>You\u2019re like tombs that have been whitewashed. On the outside they are beautiful, but inside they are full of bones and filth<\/strong>. <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"><span style=\"font-size: 9pt;\"><strong>28 <\/strong><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\"><strong>That\u2019s what you are like. Outside you look good, but inside you are evil and only pretend to be good<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 7pt; margin-top: 0pt; line-height: 18pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"><span style=\"font-size: 9pt;\"><strong>29 <\/strong><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">You Pharisees and teachers are nothing but show-offs, and you\u2019re in for trouble! You build monuments for the prophets and decorate the tombs of good people. <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"><span style=\"font-size: 9pt;\"><strong>30 <\/strong><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">And you claim that you would not have taken part with your ancestors in killing the prophets. <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"><span style=\"font-size: 9pt;\"><strong>31 <\/strong><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">But you prove that you really are the relatives of the ones who killed the prophets. <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"><span style=\"font-size: 9pt;\"><strong>32 <\/strong><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">So keep on doing everything they did. <\/span><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"><span style=\"font-size: 9pt;\"><strong>33 <\/strong><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Calibri;\">You are nothing but snakes and the children of snakes! How can you escape going to hell?&#8230;\u00a0 [<em>emphasis added<\/em>]<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h1 align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold; color: #0000ff;\">RESIST!!<\/span><\/h1>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Republican Supply-side pseudo-Christians, the polar opposite of real, authentic Christians, love to twist the Bible to meet their own perverse ends.\u00a0 One of them, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is now driving Fuhrer Trump&#8217;s* foreign policy.\u00a0 Not only is he committing war crimes, but also, he is casting his Fuhrer as a Biblical character.\u00a0 How <a href='https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/2020\/01\/07\/esther-and-assassination\/' class='excerpt-more'>[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,47],"tags":[3712,3834,3752,3714,3812],"class_list":["post-38632","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics","category-religion","tag-donald-trump","tag-mike-pompeo","tag-pseudo-christians","tag-video","tag-war-crimes","category-5-id","category-47-id","post-seq-1","post-parity-odd","meta-position-corners","fix"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38632","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38632"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38632\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38632"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=38632"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.politicsplus.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=38632"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}