Jesus was a Loser!

It's Good Friday, time to reflect on why Easter is such a holy day. Or maybe not, if you're our President. It is possible that he considers Our Lord a Loser, in much the same way as he characterized Senator John McCain as one for having been shot down in Viet Nam. Messiahs who get caught and killed won't cut it. Jesus should have turned invisible in Gethsemane and tricked the Roman guard. Harry Potter would have done it! Maybe we should have a bigly religion about him!

And it is entirely possible that our Commander-in-Chief is conflicted over the whole Christianity thing. His earlier National Prayer Breakfast turned into a soapbox for his amazing and huge election victory. And last year's Easter activities highlighted this revealing piece:

Appearing on ABC’s “This Week,” on Easter Sunday, Trump was asked what Easter means to him and if he had an Easter tradition. The real estate mogul replied, “Well, it really means something very special. I’m going to church in an hour from now and it’s going to be — it’s a beautiful church. I’m in Florida.”

“And it’s just a very special time for me. And it really represents family and get-together and — and something, you know, if you’re a — a Christian, it’s just a very important day,” Trump said.

Hallelujah! He really dipped deep to relate why Easter resonates so much within him. This was a very personal and meaningful statement, indeed. Interestingly, Trump's lack of interest in Christianity matches his indifference toward Judaism. As an example, this year he broke the tradition of hosting a White House Passover Seder:

http://forward.com/food/368817/trumps-skip-white-house-seder-ivanka-posts-passover-message/

I guess he couldn't be bothered. Also, maybe he doesn't care for unleavened bread? Horseradish? Chopped Liver? Gefilte Fish? OK, he may be on to something with Gefilte Fish... Whatever it is, Trump appears to have declared War on the Judeo-Christian Tradition. His White House (read: First Lady, who lives in Manhattan) can't get it together to properly plan for an event that has transpired every year for the last 138 years! Watch and read the following:

http://uproxx.com/tv/jimmy-kimmel-trump-easter-egg-roll-video/

http://www.marieclaire.com/politics/news/a26520/white-house-easter-egg-roll-mishaps/

The best thing that The First Family could do is study the good works of esteemed theologians. Trump could get past Two Corinthians. The Reverend Monty Python would be honored to provide all necessary rich and colorful Biblical commentary:

Becoming immersed in the blessed waters, the newly found lamb will emerge and speak on the glory of God, in his own special way. From the newly discovered Book of Trump:

All right. Trump is a heathen, let's face it. The only god he worships is money and himself, not necessarily in that order. His family exists as an extension of himself, to pretend any resemblance of human-ness. And we're just a part of his world, the part where everyone bows down to his very, very terrific amazing self, him and him alone. There shall be no other gods set before him.

And because we all need a good laugh, here are a couple of hilarious Onion pieces! One suggests Jesus wanted to sleep in an extra hour on the original Easter Sunday:

http://www.theonion.com/article/new-evidence-reveals-christ-lounged-tomb-extra-hou-55581

The other describes how a terrible Christian Rock band came to empathize with their Savior:

http://www.theonion.com/article/heckled-christian-rock-band-knows-how-jesus-felt-17446


Finally, for this upcoming holiday, may I present the most beautiful and sad song ever written! By the poet/musician/banjoist Sufjan Stevens, "Casimir Pulaski Day" is a story of secular and spiritual love. It seeks a way to transcend the grip of our mortal coil. It challenges God in anguished defiance. It is a remarkable piece of work, worthy of considered explication, and it never fails to get me all teary-eyed. It just does, every time.

"All the glory that the Lord has made

And the complications when I see His face

In the morning in the window

All the glory when he took our place

But he took my shoulders and he shook my face

And he takes and he takes and he takes."