Trump: symbol of faith or business model of the delimitation?

Trump: symbol of faith or business model of the delimitation?

Sonneberg, Deutschland - Donald Trump is back in the White House - and that since January 2025. The former president, who describes himself as a "non -denominational Christian", has an exciting, but also controversial relationship with faith. Growing up in the Presbyterian tradition, Trump was shaped by the sermons of the legendary New York Star Pastor Norman Vincent Peal. Its messages believe that self -optimization and economic success believe, which found a great response in Trump. It was Peal's teachings that Trump was convinced that success is closely linked to religious engagement, a connection that he cleverly used during his political career to mobilize pious layers of voters, such as the Church newspaper reported.

The influences Peales on Trump are deep. Not only regularly Trump regularly visited the Marble Collegiate Church, who led Peale for decades, but also his parents were loyal visitors to Peales services. Peale, which made the term "Power of Positive Thinking" popular, was able to reach a broad public and spread its messages about various media. His bestseller "The Power of Positive Thinking" is considered a milestone that propagated the idea that personal success and religious life have to go hand in hand. This is an apprenticeship that Trump would always cite and apply in his speeches to strengthen the faith of the Americans itself and their country, so the Yale University Press .

Trump and the marketing of faith

But Trump's relationship with faith also has a commercial side. In recent years, he has launched products such as a 60 dollar bible entitled "God Bless the USA", which was released in Easter 2024. This marketing is part of his narrative, which summarizes a "besieged Christianity" and specifically awakens sympathies in the pious spectrum of voters. In an advertising video, he complains of "America's lost faith"-a statement that shows how he uses belief to position himself politically and at the same time benefit financially, reports the Church newspaper .

contradictions in Trump's religious commitment

Despite his success in the mobilization of pious voters, Trump's religious handling is often less expression of a deeply perceived conviction than a backdrop that suggests authority and traditionalism. Church lines have located Trump's behavior in various contexts as away from the Christian principles. While Trump was excluded from the Presbyterian church in 2015, it turned out that he was no longer a member, which underlines the complexity of his relationship with the church, such as the Patheos Extremes.

The combination of faith, business and politics, as Trump embodies, remains a hotly discussed topic. At a time when religion often penetrates political discourse, his behavior raises questions about what it means to do business with faith and whether this does justice to the ethical demands of Christianity.