Over at New York Magazine, Andrew Sullivan has written a searing post on Donald Trump as the antithesis of Christian ideals. Of all the lies surrounding Donald Trump, his claims of religious belief are perhaps the most staggering; Sullivan's article makes crystal clear why they should stagger all of us. Here's a taste of the piece and its thesis:

Trump is not an atheist, confident yet humble in the search for a God-free morality. He is not an agnostic, genuinely doubtful as to the meaning of existence but always open to revelation should it arrive. He is not even a wayward Christian, as he sometimes claims to be, beset by doubt and failing to live up to ideals he nonetheless holds. The ideals he holds are, in fact, the antithesis of Christianity — and his life proves it. He is neither religious nor irreligious. He is pre-religious. He is a pagan. He makes much more sense as a character in Game of Thrones, a medieval world bereft of the legacy of Jesus of Nazareth, than as a president of a modern, Western country.

The Hot Screen believes in the absolute necessity of building bridges to Trump voters, both for the sake of persuading them to turn against the president and in building an American politics based on a broader common ground. We profess no particular religion here at The Hot Screen (and for the record, no, our flaming logo is not a subliminal endorsement of Lucifer or his lifestyle); however, we do see our current political moments as a crossroads of our political faith, a grand historical reckoning wherein Americans face a stark choice between an authoritarian, sectarian nightmare of a future, or a renewed, expanded commitment to shared democratic vows. Connecting with people of faith, particularly Christians, about why Donald Trump represents a repudiation of the most basic Christian beliefs, is key to moving our country past this current administration of moral turpitude and creeping authoritarianism.