"We are fools for Christ's sake." - St. Paul, I Corinthians 4:10Faith is that thing that, as you stand amid the rubble of your neighborhood after a tornado, allows you to say, "God is merciful!"
The Bible is full of characters whose behavior is abominable, but who are favored by God. King David is a prime example. When such people commit sins, God usually punishes someone innocent.
Donald Trump is the King David of today, in the eyes of the religious right. They have faith in him. It should be no surprise to us that they retain their faith despite his failings and his failures. He gives them none of what he promised, and still they believe. Belief in an unreliable God is their lifelong training.
Humans are prone to wishful thinking, and not just religious people. But religion is an institution that systematically reinforces that kind of thinking. If you have gone to church every Sunday since childhood, you have been instructed in the very sort of thinking that gets men like Donald Trump elected. Paul warns Christians not to put any stock in human wisdom or science, and to avoid asking "foolish questions."
There you have the education of the Trump voter.
