Kenkoko said:
We do live in crazy times.
I have a hard time deciding who is the craziest this weekend.
The Ohio church going lady claiming on CNN that Jesus blood in her will protect her and all the church goers from Covid
or
The old white lady on the opposite side of the street who called me Chinaman in front of my daughter and told us to go back home and not spread the virus
or
My Asian buddy who truly believe his MAGA hat and KAG shirt will protect him from any hate crimes.
I guess all those people are misinformed about what they believe in.
Jesus never said He would protect anyone from Covid. He actually said if anyone believes in Him, the world will hate that believer in return. He also said obey the government authorities. While I do believe God's providence and sovereignty over all things which include protections from the world, He never said a believer will not get sick. This is where the church needs to teach the people correctly from the Bible. Sadly, many churches today fail at this thus such false beliefs are everywhere.
Your Asian buddy who truly believes MAGA or KAG outfits would protect him probably thinks such crimes are only from Trump supporters. He might think if you were wearing a MAGA hat, that crazy lady wouldn't have called you Chinaman. I don't think such crime is only from non-Asian Trump supporters. It's just a human nature wanting to blame on someone. I think it's beyond the racial issue. It's a sad reality people want to vent on others and tragically, non-caucasian people have been targets for many years. It's our sinfulness. A MAGA hat might save you a few conflicts, but if you're wearing it to fool others, you're fooling yourself before anything.