Pastor Mark Burns, the president’s informal “spiritual advisor,” wants to make one thing very clear about the extremely tall gold statue of Donald Trump that was officially dedicated last week in Doral, Miami. “Let me be clear: this is not a golden calf. We worship the Lord Jesus Christ and Him alone,” he wrote on Twitter.
He’s technically right, just as Rene Magritte was technically right that his painting of a pipe was not actually a pipe. In the most literal sense, the statue of Trump, which is named “Don Colossus” is not a golden calf.
Despite the president calling it “The Real Deal - GOLD,” on Truth Social, the statue is not made of gold. Unlike the golden calf, which was made from melting the jewelry of the Egyptians, the Trump statue is not actually made of solid gold. “Don Colossus” is cast in bronze and covered in gold leaf, making it much, much less valuable. It is also obviously not a calf, as calves are baby cows, and the statue is certainly not a baby cow.
It’s obviously meant to be an homage to medical doctors.
These people love vice signalling. This is clearly a giant golden idol they worship. They love their pedo prince so much because he’s all the vices.
Do those bastards not see what can happen to despots?
Forgot to have the dick hanging out of the statutes pants. You know, for all the sucking the right does.
the statue is certainly not a baby cow.
No, it’s a giant pig.
I prefer to think about it as an orange turd, perfectly suitable for the eventual Trump Memorial.
Now, be nicer to pigs, they’re intelligent, capable of empathy. It’s actually a giant pile of gold leafed shit.
Real pigs don’t live in their own shit is they have a choice.
Valid. I actually love piggies.
Ohhhhhh SNAP ! 😂
I wonder who the golden calf-god was that had early Christians so afraid that they put it in their “absolutely don’t” shortlist?
They were Jewish. Israelites fleeing slavery in Egypt. It wasn’t out of fear of the calf-god, it was the rejection of one’s own faith that made it a big deal for them.
cast in bronze and covered in gold leaf
Why use gold leaf instead of electroplating it? Isn’t gold leaf more liable to fall off when exposed to the elements?
As per usual with all the shit the conservatives do, it is cheaper. Electroplating requires a gigantic bath or a massive hermetically sealed room that can fit the entire volume of the statue. Such a thing either doesn’t exist, would be irrational to pay to build or, if it exists, it is really expensive as a service to use it (repurposing a PCB plant, maybe?) Modern public consensus also considers gold anything to be tacky and corny, of very bad taste. Despite the rise of gold prices, the jewelry market is somewhat stagnant. It looks gaudy to have much gold anything around for decoration. So it stands to reason that there’s actually few services that could electroplate gold to copper at such a scale, much less so a statue of the turd in chief.
Nice likeness of him jerking off Bill Clinton.
Sometimes I wish God was real, so we’d get to see him swoop in and smite these fucking hypocrites.
if god isn’t real it is up to us to make the world a just god would make.
It should be no problem to come to broad consensus on what that would look like!
I think that every time one of these psychos assumes room temperature. Upon hearing of their death, I’d love the satisfaction of imagining their reaction upon entering Hell for the eternity of fiery torture that we’ve been promised.
But alas, it’s all a fairy tale, as real as Santa Claus and the Tooth Fairy.
It’s a nice thought.
It’s not a golden calf
No. It’s a golden pig-like thing that is fatter and smellier than a pig.
But also: If they worship Jesus Christ, and Jesus Christ alone that’s pretty weird. What about God and the Holy Spirit? Did this pastor even go to seminary school?
Did this pastor even go to seminary school?
I don’t think most pastors study much.
It’s man-cow-pig!
This “church” wouldn’t know Christ if the Christ walked up to them and said to love their neighbors as Christ loved them.
They would know Christ: they would be in the front row yelling for another crucifixion
Indeed: most of present day America, especially the far-right, would be incredibly hostile towards a middle eastern guy preaching a philosophy of peace and equality and who was openly against the “money lenders”.
If the real Christ came back, they’d call him a lunatic
I can’t wait until the righteous americans eventually tear all of that shit down just like the people did with Saddam.
…if you feel the need to let everyone know how much the golden idol isn’t a golden idol, perhaps you’ve forgotten what an idol is and why your religion speaks against them.
I’d like to ask Pastor Burns if he’s read the book of Daniel, particularly chapters 3 and 4.
God struck Nebuchadnezzar (who likewise had a golden statue built for his entire kingdom to worship) with madness for 7 years for his pride.
We’re having madness right now.
True, but in Nebuchadnezzar’s case his kingdom was taken from him for those 7 years…
Trump only lost his for 4
If only we could be so fortunate.
A monkey paw finger curls
Hey look, the brits are coming again!
Another 7 years?
Wouldn’t have thought he’d live that long 🤷♂️Well, he doesn’t seem to care anymore.
“Let me be clear: this is not a golden calf. We worship the Lord Jesus Christ and Him alone,”
Which is why they erected a giant golden statue of the president of the United States. Makes perfect sense!
And blessed it, and have repeatedly said that Trump is either blessed by God, or God’s divine instrument.
But this isn’t idolatry.
