This is What Happens When a Charlatan is Your Spiritual Advisor
Over Easter—of all times—spiritual charlatan, Paula White, stood in front of cameras and compared Donald Trump to Christ. Not subtly. Not loosely. Directly. She took the betrayal, the suffering, the cost, the language that belongs to the cross alone—and laid it at the feet of the president as if it were even remotely transferable.
That should have been the moment. The hard stop. The line in the sand where everyone in that orbit said, “No—this is out of bounds.”
But instead? Silence.
And then—almost on cue—Trump posts an image of himself not just as a leader, not just as a figure of strength, but as a kind of glowing, quasi-messianic healer, surrounded by worshipful faces, channeling power, framed in the language and imagery of divine intervention.
That’s not a coincidence.
Because when you tell a man—explicitly—that his suffering mirrors Christ’s… when you speak to him as though he’s walking in some parallel redemptive pattern… you don’t get humility on the other end of that. You get this. You get a mixing of categories that were never meant to be mixed.
Christ is not a pattern for political branding. The cross is not a metaphor for legal battles or public opposition. And no man—none—gets to be cast in that role, whether by a televangelist whispering flattery in his ear or by his own hand posting images that lean into it.
This is what happens when theology is treated like a prop—when truth is softened, stretched, and repurposed to serve power.
This is what happens when a spiritual prostitute and Ponzi master like Paula White is your “pastor.”
But worse, the silence around it… that’s just as loud as the claim itself.
Totally agree. But there isn't silence this morning, the entire nation is blowing up over this latest post. In fact, Trump has taken it down.
More signs of the times.
We know Trump's spiritual advisor is a heretic and he is being deceived by most of those around him. By all appearances, he isn't yet saved, and therefore we can't expect him to behave like a Christian.
He is under tremendous pressure, more than any human being can stand for an extended period of time. We can be certain he is 100% in Satan's crosshairs...morning, noon and night. (We often claim we are under 'satanic attack' but Trump is most certainly being assailed by Satan himself.)
Our POTUS needs guidance, correction and massive, continual prayer. That being said, I am not happy about his post, and am praying for his eyes to be opened.
Additionally, I have written a letter to him at the www.whitehouse.gov/contact/. I do fear he is bringing judgment upon himself and our nation. God will not be mocked. But hysteria is uncalled for. Strong and measured comment and criticism is required from the Christian community.
We need to take emotions down a couple of notches and do what we are called to do as Believers. Do NOT stir up conflict or strife. PRAY, speak with biblical authority and use the self-control of the Holy Spirit as beautifully described in the book of James. Above all, trust that God is Sovereign, because He is.
Blasphemy is what came to mind when I first saw it. Now that it’s been a couple of weeks you make an excellent point about the silence. I’ve seen a few people who haven’t been afraid to call it out but not many. Is the average Christian afraid to publicly speak out against what we all witnessed with our own eyes and ears? How did the pastors who stood right there next to the President and Paula White not speak out about this? If not then and there, there’s surely been enough time for them to post a rebuttal. Lord have mercy, if this is what we’re seeing from well known Christian leaders and pastors in today’s world, think of how much worse it’s going to get. We desperately need godly men to speak up and defend the faith, no matter who it involves and no matter the circumstances.