Does Trump go to church? Which one?

[ghostsinthemachine]

I am curious now that he is piling up religious leaders endorsements....

[uppityperson]

1. "All of them", in the words of The Quitter. ETA quick search shows "not an active member"

http://www.cnn.com/2015/08/28/politics/donald-trump-church-member/
Elsewhere I've read he goes to church at Easter and Christmas and "special occasions".

[rug]

2. He says he's Prebyterian.

No way of telling how often he goes.

[pinboy3niner]

7. I heard he's Corinthian

[rug]

10. He was thinking of his cars.

Chrysler New Yorker values.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

47. He's Jesus according to some

I'm not sure why because he is like Lucifer

[OldHippieChick]

34. I'm a Presbyterian. I've known many Presbyterians.

McDonald Trump is no Presbyterian. Even Presbyterians know it's 2nd Corinthians.

[Renew Deal]

3. Piling up?

I know about Falwell. Anyone else?

[leftynyc]

49. I think I saw

Phyllis Schaffley but I'm not aware of any others and saw plenty of push back yesterday from religious leaders about what Falwell did.

[Initech]

4. Der Trumpenfuror worships himself.

[11 Bravo]

5. He worships every Sunday morning at Our Lady of the Mattress.

He is a piece of shit and a complete fraud.

[rurallib]

11. every other day

he attends the Church of Jesus of Those Hand Picked By God.

[Matrosov]

6. Church of Trump

[SwankyXomb]

54. If he thought he could get away with it for tax purposes

he absolutely would.

[uriel1972]

8. Personally I don't see how actually going to a church...

would make him any better of a person than he is now.

[hrmjustin]

9. He is Presbyterian and claims to be a member of Marble Collegiate.

My friend works for the church and he says they have never seen him there recently. I think he grew up in that church.

[rurallib]

13. maybe he sneaks in quietly so as not to have people look at him

and disturb the service

[rug]

16. Yup, he started out at First Presbyterian Church in Jamaica, Queens.

[hrmjustin]

17. His mother is Scottish so was likely a member of the Church of Scotland which is Presbyterian.

[rug]

18. Thhat makes sense.

Technically, Marble Collegiate Church is Reformed, not Presbyterian but they're in the same Calvinist tradition.

I wonder why he doesn't go to Fifth avenue Presbyterian Church. It's literally a block away from Trump Tower. Maybe he just liked Norman Vincent Peale.

[hrmjustin]

19. It would be more of his crowd.

St Thomas a block away is always called God's frozen chosen.

[rug]

20. What on earth does that mean?

[hrmjustin]

22. It means upper crust people who are not exacly warm.

[rug]

23. Ah, I see.

[smirkymonkey]

24. I think that was Jackie Kennedy's church.

[hrmjustin]

25. I thought she was Roman Catholic.

St Thomas on Fifth Avenue is Episcopalian.

Maybe you mean ST Thomas Moore where her son was buried from.

[smirkymonkey]

27. I thought so too, but when I lived in NYC I heard that she went there. Maybe it was more of a

social thing for her. My family isn't really religious, but when they do go to church they kind of bounce between the Catholic and Episcopalian churches.

[hrmjustin]

29. You are probably right because while it is not so much now it was a socialite church

years ago.

[REP]

31. Not much difference between Espicopalian and RC services

Still get the smells and bells and communion; the difference being one thinks it's crackers and wine and the other thinks it's flesh and blood. Most lay RC would not find an Espicopalian service objectionable.

[rug]

32. That's not correct. Anglicans and Episcopalians teach the "real Presence" but definie it loosely.

http://anglicaneucharistictheology.com/Anglican_Eucharistic_Theology/Case_Studies/Entries/2006/2/21_Saepius_Officio.html

[REP]

33. "High" and "Low" church

"High" church ain't that much different from RC.

Low might as well be Methodists or Non-Conformists.

[hrmjustin]

39. That is true.

I became Episcopalian at 18 years old from RC and it was an easy switch.

[brucefan]

30. Jackie O

Went to St Thomas More RC church on 88th St.Seen her there once in the early eighties

[Chiyo-chichi]

52. Marble Collegiate is also on Fifth Avenue, right?

So he could shoot someone in front of either church and his poll numbers would still not drop.

[rug]

53. Lol, and it would be very convenient for the funeral.

[OldHippieChick]

36. Presbyterians are widely called the "frozen chosen".

He is not one to sit in the back pew. No Presbyterians sit in the front pew. This just doesn't fit his persona.

[rug]

37. Ok, I;m starting to get that phrase. Is it because of Calvin'e predestination doctrine?

[OldHippieChick]

40. Partly yes. But do not confuse Presbyterians w/ Calvinists.

Calvinists are the evangelicals and Presbyterians are not. Calvinists and Presbyterians split many moons ago. Presbyterians are closer to Unitarians in many ways. Presbyterians are not evangelical and are quiet and shy about their religion - hence the back pew. Prayer is done in private, not in public. We do not jump and jive. None of this fits the Trump persona. Cannot imagine he would be happy being a Presbyterian. We believe in working behind the scenes and doing good works, not shouting about our beliefs.

[JanMichael]

12. The Church of $$. nt

[elleng]

14. I recall him saying, LONG time ago (3 months???)

something like: 'I never went to church,' or somesuch (my words,) so clearly all this new crap is just that, CRAP!

[uriel1972]

15. Maybe this one...

[world wide wally]

21. This makes it much easier to understand how these "flocks" are duped into these whacko

Religions. Apparently they will believe anything from anyone.

[SleeplessinSoCal]

26. I saw him at Marble Collegiate (Dutch Reform) with Marla Maples in 1990

But I doubt he attends any church regularly. He is the head of his own church.

[3catwoman3]

35. He certainly...

...worships himself.

[valerief]

28. Who cares? He's giving/promising $$$ to the gawdhawks. nt

[Marrah_G]

38. Our Lady of Greed and Excess

[no_hypocrisy]

41. For many years, Trump was a member of The Marble Collegiate Church.

He married his first wife, Ivana, in that church and it was the same place where he met his mistress, er, second wife, Marla Maples.

MCC denies that Trump has been an active member for a few years. http://www.christianpost.com/news/marble-collegiate-church-says-donald-trump-is-not-an-active-member-143991/

[jmowreader]

42. He faithfully attends the Church of the Almighty Buck

Their motto is, "I got mine, thank you Jesus."

[hobbit709]

43. The Holy Church of the Almighty Dollar, Bankruptcy Special Chapel.

[laundry_queen]

44. Doncha know?

Going to church only matters if you are a Democrat. If you are a republican, they are certainly willing to overlook those kinds of things.

[SMC22307]

45. The Church of the Poison Mind.

Wow, it's not every day you get to work Culture Club into a thread.

[ghostsinthemachine]

48. Twice in this thread

Boy George would be so proud

[spanone]

46. the church of greed and assolism

[KentuckyWoman]

50. Pic of his church's readerboard

or maybe it's this one

[EdwardBernays]

51. I for one

Don't care.

[Arugula Latte]

55. Please don't make me like Donald Trump

a little bit for recognizing that religion is total b.s.

Any religious bona fides he claims are obviously for show.