Just to clarify... I don't have a problem with someone professing to believe something and trying to live by that world view, I don't have a problem with politicians doing it. What I don't like is the fake version where it's simply just political and gets people of that group all excited to vote for them simply because of the world view they're espousing but not attempting to live by. Don't tell me your an Atheist, or a Christian, or a Catholic, or anything in that regards if it's just for political gain, if it's just to rile up a group of supporters and all that stuff, I'd rather they left that crap at home. I also don't expect "perfection", I think we all fail to meet our own expectations at times, but in this case Trump doesn't even make an attempt at a "Christian" lifestyle, so touting the Bible and Christianity is just fake by him to get support, at least that's my opinion.
I would not think of rendering a judgement on the President's Christianity or anyone else. I have no qualifications to make such a judgement. Even if I did, I have no need to do so.
Yes, his birth certificate proved he was a citizen, born in Hawaii. It also proves he was not a natural born citizen as his father was a British subject. How do you conflate the two questions?
They provide services for our disadvantaged population that the government would otherwise have to provide. Yes, some churches ought to pay taxes, because they do little to nothing for the disadvantaged, but how do you single them out?
Deduct what? How do you estimate the value of providing hot meals to those who can't or won't leave home? How do you value a visit to someone in the hospital? How do you value volunteers' efforts in building homes for the homeless or helping Boy Scouts on their camping trips? I just don't see how you value all that a church does for people.
