{"id":2502787,"date":"2025-10-24T15:15:59","date_gmt":"2025-10-24T19:15:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/antithetical-to-christianity-trump-comes-under-fire-for-celebrating-a-pagan-holiday-in-the-oval-office\/"},"modified":"2025-10-24T15:17:51","modified_gmt":"2025-10-24T19:17:51","slug":"antithetical-to-christianity-trump-comes-under-fire-for-celebrating-a-pagan-holiday-in-the-oval-office","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/antithetical-to-christianity-trump-comes-under-fire-for-celebrating-a-pagan-holiday-in-the-oval-office\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Antithetical to Christianity&#8217;: Trump Comes Under Fire for Celebrating a Pagan Holiday in the Oval Office"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fantithetical-to-christianity-trump-comes-under-fire-for-celebrating-a-pagan-holiday-in-the-oval-office%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2502787&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses President Donald Trump&#8217;s participation in a White House ceremony celebrating Diwali, the Hindu Festival of Lights. Trump personally lit customary oil lamps (diyas) during the event,which drew important criticism from many Christians who viewed the ceremony as contrary to Christian beliefs,describing it as a prayer to false gods and labeling it &#8220;antithetical to Christianity.&#8221; Some critics expressed their disapproval on social media, citing biblical verses and condemning the president&#8217;s involvement in what they consider a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/while-king-charles-neglects-holy-week-trump-honors-easter\/\" title=\"While King Charles Neglects Holy Week, Trump Honors Easter\">pagan holiday<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Though, the article also presents a more nuanced perspective, referencing Christian author C.S. lewis, who suggested that Christianity can recognize truth in other religions without compromising its core beliefs. It notes that Trump&#8217;s administration includes prominent Hindu officials, implying a gesture of inclusion and respect toward different faiths by participating in the Diwali festivity.<\/p>\n<p>The author reflects personally, acknowledging the objections but emphasizing that how God judges such actions depends on individual hearts rather than outward ceremonies. The article concludes with a reminder for self-reflection on one&#8217;s own faith and relationship with God, suggesting that God cares most about inner sincerity rather than external appearances.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump has the unenviable task of trying to hold together a broad Republican coalition.<\/p>\n<p>Thus, along the way he undoubtedly has made what some otherwise strong supporters of his would regard as serious or even dangerous missteps.<\/p>\n<p>For instance, on Tuesday in the White House&rsquo;s Oval Office, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-silent-about-joe-bidens-health-after-close-contact-with-coronavirus\/\" title=\"White House Silent About Joe Biden&#039;s Health After Close Contact with Coronavirus\">president participated<\/a> in a ceremony marking the beginning of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gotquestions.org\/Diwali-festival-Hinduism.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Diwali<\/a>, the Hindu Festival of Lights, prompting substantial criticism from Christians who regard the ceremony as a prayer to false gods and thus, in the words of one user on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-new-acting-attorney-general-jeff-rosen-recently-wrote-an-essay-on-foreign-influence-in-us-elections-this-tells-us-a-little-about-his-knowledge-of-whats-going-on-today\/\" title=\"The New Acting Attorney General Jeff Rosen Recently Wrote an Essay on Foreign Influence in US Elections \u2013 This Tells Us A Little About His Knowledge of What\u2019s Going On Today\">social media platform<\/a> X, &ldquo;antithetical to Christianity.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>On X, the White House showcased Trump&rsquo;s participation. Indeed, the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >president personally lit<\/a> the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/technology\/diya\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">diyas<\/a>, traditional oil lamps commonly used during Diwali.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">President <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realDonaldTrump?\">@realDonaldTrump<\/a> lights the diyas in celebration of Diwali &#129684;&#127482;&#127480; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RQ5Kl2GSev\">pic.twitter.com\/RQ5Kl2GSev<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Margo Martin (@MargoMartin47) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MargoMartin47\/status\/1980743608157229088?\">October 21, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>  <script> console.log(\"A\/B Test Video Player\"); \/\/ Helper function to set a cookie function setVideoCookie(name, value, days) {     var expires=\"\";     if (days) {         var date=new Date();         date.setTime(date.getTime() + (days*24*60*60*1000));         expires=\"; expires=\" + date.toUTCString(); 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    stnPlayer(); } <\/script> <\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;What a wonderful culture and what a wonderful group of people,&rdquo; Trump said in a lengthier video, also posted to X.<\/p>\n<p>From there, the president treated the event as part-Diwali celebration and part-news conference.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"ro\">President Trump Participates in a Diwali Celebration <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lkg9OrCpYX\">https:\/\/t.co\/lkg9OrCpYX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; The White House (@WhiteHouse) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WhiteHouse\/status\/1980734262392308174?\">October 21, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>To put it mildly, many Christians objected. Some quoted Bible verses, while others called the event &ldquo;appalling,&rdquo; &ldquo;infuriating,&rdquo; and &ldquo;antithetical to Christianity.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&ldquo;For they provoked [God] to anger with their high places; they moved Him to jealousy with their idols.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;All worshipers of images are put to shame, who make their boast in worthless idols; worship [God], all you gods!<\/p>\n<p>Psalm 78:58; 97:7 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Ltvg2ejmCQ\">https:\/\/t.co\/Ltvg2ejmCQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Dusty Deevers (@DustyDeevers) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DustyDeevers\/status\/1980777508107874568?\">October 21, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">No . . . it is appalling though.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Douglas Wilson (@douglaswils) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/douglaswils\/status\/1980959558735405516?\">October 22, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Trump participating in demonic celebrations.<\/p>\n<p>Infuriating. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/k42F2qADrG\">https:\/\/t.co\/k42F2qADrG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Lizzie Marbach (@LizzieMarbach) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LizzieMarbach\/status\/1980758890225758578?\">October 21, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The Whitehouse is now celebrating pagan festivals that are antithetical to Christianity? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FXsZQsHCZN\">https:\/\/t.co\/FXsZQsHCZN<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pnnDYLdf5V\">pic.twitter.com\/pnnDYLdf5V<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Justin Andrusk (@jandrusk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jandrusk\/status\/1980750917126250530?\">October 21, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The main objection, as another X user explained, stemmed from Trump&rsquo;s personal participation.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Big L for Trump. Christians do NOT celebrate Pagan holidays. We allow those that want to reject God to reject him. We allow others to believe whatever they want Peacefully. But we do NOT participate,&rdquo; the user wrote.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Big L for Trump<br \/> Christians do NOT celebrate Pagan holidays<br \/> We allow those that want to reject God to reject him<br \/> We allow others to believe whatever they want<br \/> Peacefully<br \/> But we do NOT participate <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5V37cKLpTz\">https:\/\/t.co\/5V37cKLpTz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Alex Todd (@Proverbs8_13) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Proverbs8_13\/status\/1980832287043514404?\">October 22, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>To all of these objectors I would say, simply, fair enough.<\/p>\n<p>Indeed, as a lowly commentary writer, I have no right to tell other Christians how they should feel about this.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, I understand the objections. After all, Jesus healed the Roman centurion&rsquo;s servant because the centurion&nbsp;<em>believed <\/em>in Him, not to honor Rome&rsquo;s pagan gods. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Matthew%208%3A5-13&amp;version=ESV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Matthew 8:5-13<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, I cannot disregard the wisdom I find in some of history&rsquo;s greatest Christian apologists.<\/p>\n<p>For instance, in &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.samizdat.qc.ca\/vc\/pdfs\/MereChristianity_CSL.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mere Christianity<\/a>,&rdquo; legendary author C.S. Lewis took a different view of Christianity&rsquo;s relationship to other religions.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If you are a Christian you do not have to believe that all the other religions are simply wrong all through,&rdquo; Lewis wrote. &ldquo;If you are an atheist you do have to believe that the main point in all the religions of the whole world is simply one huge mistake.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Lewis added that Christians, unlike atheists, are &ldquo;free to think that all these religions, even the queerest ones, contain at least some hint of the truth.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;But, of course,&rdquo; Lewis concluded, &ldquo;being a Christian does mean thinking that where Christianity differs from other religions, Christianity is right and they are wrong. As in arithmetic &mdash; there is only one right answer to a sum, and all other answers are wrong: but some of the wrong answers are much nearer being right than others.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>This passage has helped me a great deal.<\/p>\n<p>Trump, after all, has staffed his administration with many prominent Hindus. That list includes FBI Director Kash Patel and Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard. It also includes second lady Usha Vance.<\/p>\n<p>By participating in their Diwali ceremony, did Trump offend God? Perhaps.<\/p>\n<p>The better question, though, is always, &ldquo;How do <em>I&nbsp;<\/em>offend God?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>For instance, what if I participate in the grotesque commercialization of Christmas? In that case, do I serve money rather than God? (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Matthew%206%3A24&amp;version=ESV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Matthew 6:24<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>When Christ returns, will he overturn the tables of the holiday money-changers? (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Mark%2011%3A15-18&amp;version=ESV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mark 11:15-18<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Again, I am but a lowly writer unfit to pronounce with certainty how others will or will not offend God. But I do believe that God cares first and foremost about what He finds when He looks into Trump&rsquo;s heart.<\/p>\n<p>Either way, I know for certain that I had best get right with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/number-times-god-jesus-christ-bible-america-mentioned-kirks-memorial-truly-remarkable\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">God<\/a> myself. Part of that includes encouraging others to freely choose Jesus. 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