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India Today
02-05-2025
- Politics
- India Today
Trump, divine dreams and his miraculous 38 virgins
US President Donald Trump was surrounded by faith leaders calling for him to be given "divine dreams" during an extraordinary event at the White House on May 1, marking National Prayer Day. Christian, Jewish, Muslim, and other religious leaders gathered to sing "Amazing Grace". After thanking Muslim voters for their support, Trump spoke about his interactions with Muslim clerics and made a bizarre reference to "38 virgins".The concept of "72 virgins" in Islam is a tradition found in certain hadiths (sayings and actions of Prophet Muhammad). It is believed that Muslim martyrs will be rewarded with 72 virgin companions in to how the President came with the number 38, we do not maths works in mysterious recently reached the conclusion that "India and Pakistan have been fighting over Kashmir for 1,000 years" and "sharing a tense border for 1,500 years".The event took place as Trump signed an executive order establishing a so-called Religious Liberty Commission, with various religious leaders in one point, a member of the audience rose from his seat and fell to one knee in a gesture of prayer before Trump. Others raised their hands and joined in ADDRESSES CHRISTIANS AND MUSLIMSSince surviving an assassination attempt during the 2024 election campaign, Trump's religious rhetoric has intensified. He claimed that he had been saved by God."We're bringing back religion to our country, and we're bringing it back quickly and strongly," Trump added that God had answered Americans' prayers by installing an administration that would "make you proud again.""Surround him with divine supernatural protection," said televangelist Paula White, Trump's official spiritual adviser and head of his newly created Faith Office at the White a prayer for Trump, White called for a 'spiritual reset' in America, with the 47th president at the helm."Grant him wisdom beyond human understanding.... and give him divine dreams, visions," she also emphasised his efforts to restore religion to the White thanked Muslim voters who supported him in the 2024 campaign, citing their response to his promise to end the bloodshed in the Middle spoke about meeting imams in Michigan, which has a large Arab-American population."I said, 'You want to die?' They said, 'We don't want to die.' I said, 'What about 38 virgins?' They said, 'That's nonsense.'"While Trump discussed how Muslims do not want to die, he also came up with a number of his own which is not mentioned in the Islamic took to social media to discuss the same."It's 72 virgins, not 38. Trump's now trying to rip off people on the number of virgins they'll get. I bet his billionaire friends will get the full 72 virgins," wrote a person on X."Trump recounts a bizarre conversation with imams," wrote another quipped about how this is going to make some people have a meltdown."When you're listening to Trump's speech and he says something that you know the left is about to meltdown about. 'The Imams don't want to die 38 virgins," one person shared on Watch advertisement
News.com.au
02-05-2025
- Politics
- News.com.au
'Divine dreams' and 38 virgins at Trump prayer event
US President Donald Trump was surrounded by faith leaders calling for him to be given "divine dreams" in an extraordinary event at the White House on Thursday. One man even knelt in front of the 78-year-old Republican for the ceremony in the Rose Garden to mark National Prayer Day. Christian, Jewish, Muslim and other religious leaders then sang "Amazing Grace" as the thrice-married billionaire signed an executive order establishing a so-called Religious Liberty Commission. Trump has taken on an increasingly religious tone since surviving an assassination attempt last year, saying at his inauguration that he had been "saved by God." "We're bringing back religion in our country, and we're bringing it back quickly and strongly," Trump said. He said God had answered American "prayers because he's put in an administration to run this country that's going to make you proud again." The Republican has long had an ambiguous relationship with religion -- not least amid a series of sex scandals and a criminal conviction. He also hawked $60 Trump-branded Bibles on the campaign trail. But he was hailed at the event in almost messianic terms. - 'Supernatural protection' - "Surround him with divine supernatural protection," said televangelist Paula White, Trump's official spiritual adviser and head of his newly created Faith Office at the White House. Leading a prayer for Trump, White called for a "spiritual reset" in America, with the 47th president at the helm. "Grant him wisdom beyond human understanding.... and give him divine dreams, visions," she said. One member of the audience rose from his seat and fell to one knee in a gesture of prayer before Trump as the president sat at a desk to sign the order. Others raised their hands in the air as they sang. Despite the various scandals that have swirled around him, evangelical Christians continued to back Trump in the 2024 election, just as they did in 2016. Trump thanked them for their support at the event which lasted 90 minutes, held under a blazing sun. He also stressed what he said were his efforts to bring religion back to the White House, including the Faith Office and the creation of an "anti-Christian bias" task force for the United States -- the country with the world's largest Christian population. Trump has adopted a series of positions that have delighted America's religious right, including on abortion and transgender issues. "They say 'separation between church and state.' I said, 'all right, let's forget about that,'" Trump said. "You guys are in the White House where you should be." - 'Nonsense' - Trump then thanked the swaths of Muslim voters who backed him in the 2024 campaign, swayed by his promise to end the bloodshed in the Middle East. But he drifted off on a tangent, riffing on the idea promoted in some forms of Islamic teachings that martyrs to their cause will receive 72 virgins in Heaven. Talking about meeting imams in Michigan, where there is a large Arab-American population, Trump said: "I said 'you want to die?' They said 'We don't want to die', I said 'What about 38 virgins?' They say, 'that's nonsense." Trump also embarked on a familiar litany of exaggerated or debunked claims, including that he won the 2020 election against Joe Biden -- himself a devout Catholic. As people wiped sweat from their brows, Trump then brought a variety of people on stage, including TV host "Dr Phil" and most of the senior members of his cabinet. But there was one notable absence from the congregation -- National Security Advisor Mike Waltz, whose replacement Trump announced about an hour later, after Waltz was embroiled in a scandal over a chat group leak. dk/acb
Int'l Business Times
02-05-2025
- Politics
- Int'l Business Times
'Divine Dreams' And 38 Virgins At Trump Prayer Event
US President Donald Trump was surrounded by faith leaders calling for him to be given "divine dreams" in an extraordinary event at the White House on Thursday. One man even knelt in front of the 78-year-old Republican for the ceremony in the Rose Garden to mark National Prayer Day. Christian, Jewish, Muslim and other religious leaders then sang "Amazing Grace" as the thrice-married billionaire signed an executive order establishing a so-called Religious Liberty Commission. Trump has taken on an increasingly religious tone since surviving an assassination attempt last year, saying at his inauguration that he had been "saved by God." "We're bringing back religion in our country, and we're bringing it back quickly and strongly," Trump said. He said God had answered American "prayers because he's put in an administration to run this country that's going to make you proud again." The Republican has long had an ambiguous relationship with religion -- not least amid a series of sex scandals and a criminal conviction. He also hawked $60 Trump-branded Bibles on the campaign trail. But he was hailed at the event in almost messianic terms. "Surround him with divine supernatural protection," said televangelist Paula White, Trump's official spiritual adviser and head of his newly created Faith Office at the White House. Leading a prayer for Trump, White called for a "spiritual reset" in America, with the 47th president at the helm. "Grant him wisdom beyond human understanding.... and give him divine dreams, visions," she said. One member of the audience rose from his seat and fell to one knee in a gesture of prayer before Trump as the president sat at a desk to sign the order. Others raised their hands in the air as they sang. Despite the various scandals that have swirled around him, evangelical Christians continued to back Trump in the 2024 election, just as they did in 2016. Trump thanked them for their support at the event which lasted 90 minutes, held under a blazing sun. He also stressed what he said were his efforts to bring religion back to the White House, including the Faith Office and the creation of an "anti-Christian bias" task force for the United States -- the country with the world's largest Christian population. Trump has adopted a series of positions that have delighted America's religious right, including on abortion and transgender issues. "They say 'separation between church and state.' I said, 'all right, let's forget about that,'" Trump said. "You guys are in the White House where you should be." Trump then thanked the swaths of Muslim voters who backed him in the 2024 campaign, swayed by his promise to end the bloodshed in the Middle East. But he drifted off on a tangent, riffing on the idea promoted in some forms of Islamic teachings that martyrs to their cause will receive 72 virgins in Heaven. Talking about meeting imams in Michigan, where there is a large Arab-American population, Trump said: "I said 'you want to die?' They said 'We don't want to die', I said 'What about 38 virgins?' They say, 'that's nonsense." Trump also embarked on a familiar litany of exaggerated or debunked claims, including that he won the 2020 election against Joe Biden -- himself a devout Catholic. As people wiped sweat from their brows, Trump then brought a variety of people on stage, including TV host "Dr Phil" and most of the senior members of his cabinet. But there was one notable absence from the congregation -- National Security Advisor Mike Waltz, whose replacement Trump announced about an hour later, after Waltz was embroiled in a scandal over a chat group leak.
France 24
02-05-2025
- Politics
- France 24
'Divine dreams' and 38 virgins at Trump prayer event
One man even knelt in front of the 78-year-old Republican for the ceremony in the Rose Garden to mark National Prayer Day. Christian, Jewish, Muslim and other religious leaders then sang "Amazing Grace" as the thrice-married billionaire signed an executive order establishing a so-called Religious Liberty Commission. Trump has taken on an increasingly religious tone since surviving an assassination attempt last year, saying at his inauguration that he had been "saved by God." "We're bringing back religion in our country, and we're bringing it back quickly and strongly," Trump said. He said God had answered American "prayers because he's put in an administration to run this country that's going to make you proud again." The Republican has long had an ambiguous relationship with religion -- not least amid a series of sex scandals and a criminal conviction. He also hawked $60 Trump-branded Bibles on the campaign trail. But he was hailed at the event in almost messianic terms. 'Supernatural protection' "Surround him with divine supernatural protection," said televangelist Paula White, Trump's official spiritual adviser and head of his newly created Faith Office at the White House. Leading a prayer for Trump, White called for a "spiritual reset" in America, with the 47th president at the helm. "Grant him wisdom beyond human understanding.... and give him divine dreams, visions," she said. One member of the audience rose from his seat and fell to one knee in a gesture of prayer before Trump as the president sat at a desk to sign the order. Others raised their hands in the air as they sang. Despite the various scandals that have swirled around him, evangelical Christians continued to back Trump in the 2024 election, just as they did in 2016. Trump thanked them for their support at the event which lasted 90 minutes, held under a blazing sun. He also stressed what he said were his efforts to bring religion back to the White House, including the Faith Office and the creation of an "anti-Christian bias" task force for the United States -- the country with the world's largest Christian population. Trump has adopted a series of positions that have delighted America's religious right, including on abortion and transgender issues. "They say 'separation between church and state.' I said, 'all right, let's forget about that,'" Trump said. "You guys are in the White House where you should be." 'Nonsense' Trump then thanked the swaths of Muslim voters who backed him in the 2024 campaign, swayed by his promise to end the bloodshed in the Middle East. But he drifted off on a tangent, riffing on the idea promoted in some forms of Islamic teachings that martyrs to their cause will receive 72 virgins in Heaven. Talking about meeting imams in Michigan, where there is a large Arab-American population, Trump said: "I said 'you want to die?' They said 'We don't want to die', I said 'What about 38 virgins?' They say, 'that's nonsense." Trump also embarked on a familiar litany of exaggerated or debunked claims, including that he won the 2020 election against Joe Biden -- himself a devout Catholic. As people wiped sweat from their brows, Trump then brought a variety of people on stage, including TV host "Dr Phil" and most of the senior members of his cabinet. But there was one notable absence from the congregation -- National Security Advisor Mike Waltz, whose replacement Trump announced about an hour later, after Waltz was embroiled in a scandal over a chat group leak.
New Straits Times
01-05-2025
- Politics
- New Straits Times
'Divine dreams' and 38 virgins at Trump prayer event
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump was surrounded by faith leaders calling for him to be given "divine dreams" in an extraordinary event at the White House on Thursday. One man even knelt in front of the 78-year-old Republican for the ceremony in the Rose Garden to mark National Prayer Day. Christian, Jewish, Muslim and other religious leaders then sang "Amazing Grace" as the thrice-married billionaire signed an executive order establishing a so-called Religious Liberty Commission. Trump has taken on an increasingly religious tone since surviving an assassination attempt last year, saying at his inauguration that he had been "saved by God." Featured Videos "We're bringing back religion in our country, and we're bringing it back quickly and strongly," Trump said. He said God had answered American "prayers because he's put in an administration to run this country that's going to make you proud again." The Republican has long had an ambiguous relationship with religion -- not least amid a series of sex scandals and a criminal conviction. He also hawked US$60 Trump-branded Bibles on the campaign trail. But he was hailed at the event in almost messianic terms. "Surround him with divine supernatural protection," said televangelist Paula White, Trump's official spiritual adviser and head of his newly created Faith Office at the White House. Leading a prayer for Trump, White called for a "spiritual reset" in America, with the 47th president at the helm. "Grant him wisdom beyond human understanding.... and give him divine dreams, visions," she said. One member of the audience rose from his seat and fell to one knee in a gesture of prayer before Trump as the president sat at a desk to sign the order. Others raised their hands in the air as they sang. Despite the various scandals that have swirled around him, evangelical Christians continued to back Trump in the 2024 election, just as they did in 2016. Trump thanked them for their support at the event which lasted 90 minutes, held under a blazing sun. He also stressed what he said were his efforts to bring religion back to the White House, including the Faith Office and the creation of an "anti-Christian bias" task force for the United States -- the country with the world's largest Christian population. Trump has adopted a series of positions that have delighted America's religious right, including on abortion and transgender issues. "They say 'separation between church and state.' I said, 'all right, let's forget about that,'" Trump said. "You guys are in the White House where you should be." Trump then thanked the swaths of Muslim voters who backed him in the 2024 campaign, swayed by his promise to end the bloodshed in the Middle East. But he drifted off on a tangent, riffing on the idea promoted in some forms of Islamic teachings that martyrs to their cause will receive 72 virgins in Heaven. Talking about meeting imams in Michigan, where there is a large Arab-American population, Trump said: "I said 'you want to die?' They said 'We don't want to die', I said 'What about 38 virgins?' They say, 'that's nonsense." Trump also embarked on a familiar litany of exaggerated or debunked claims, including that he won the 2020 election against Joe Biden -- himself a devout Catholic. As people wiped sweat from their brows, Trump then brought a variety of people on stage, including TV host "Dr Phil" and most of the senior members of his cabinet.
