I just saw two Christians complaining that there was only one media outlet* which covered the U.S president participating in the National Day of Prayer. They were also upset because it was discussed in a sentence which named a porn star, and they found that "irritating at best".
Let me just clarify this - they are upset that the news coverage of the U.S. president did not give enough attention to a display of faith and because when one outlet did mention it, a porn star was also being discussed. The mention of a porn star was apparently offensive to them because it appeared to be an attempt by the media to sully something good.
Why aren't they upset because the president had an affair with a porn star? Why aren't they upset that the president had the porn star paid off to keep quiet? Why aren't they upset because the president lied about the affair and about the payment? Why aren't they upset because (according to Giuliani) it appears that the president broke campaign finance laws?
If the Christian faith is important to these people, why does a single act, a performance, of prayer mean so much to them? Why aren't they offended by this mockery of faith?
If I knew those two Christians better, I would ask them these questions; however, if you, Reader, feel as these individuals do, I would welcome your response via email or in the comments. I only ask that you please respond to each question (there are six of them) directly.
*I don't know which media outlet they were talking about, but this quote comes from The Guardian: "But after Giuliani said on live television on Wednesday that Trump had indeed reimbursed Cohen for the payment, the president reversed his position in an extraordinary sequence of tweets - just hours before leading a national day of prayer at the White House." Since it doesn't name a porn star, I imagine that there must have been more than one media outlet which mentioned the president's participation in the National Day of Prayer.
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