Editor, Times-Union: Man's attempts to stop God's plans are as effective as building a wall of sand on an ocean beach and thinking it will withstand a tsunami. Millions of people defied God by voting for Hillary Clinton. They still defy God by opposing President Trump and what he will be allowed to do. The president wants to move the American embassy to Jerusalem and accept it as Israel's capital, which I believe makes sense since it was the capital of Israel 3,000 years ago. The Palestinians want Jerusalem to be its capital and by default claim what God established as the Jewish capital their capital and possibly exclude Jews from their holy sites. There might be war because of what Trump wants to do. But war is as inevitable in the Middle East as night following day. The new temple must be built on the Temple Mount, and if the Jews don't have access to it, what God has ordained couldn't take place. Obama believed Americans were weary of war and pulled thousands of troops out of the region and allowed ISIS to fill the power void. Trump fears foolish military actions could harm his administration and endanger his presidency. I'm hoping Trump will let the military fight enemies as warriors and not social workers that could get in trouble for using their weapons to kill combatants. God expects people to use their money wisely. The same should apply to America. Trump is a businessman first and wants to balance the federal budget. Liberals will be screaming about him depriving people of the money and help they need and appealing to the rich. But if he can get a handle on the budget early on, he might be able to balance the budget and help the economy. If my plasma excavation equipment can be built, maybe silver and gold mines will become productive enough to back our money with precious metals like it used to be. A million tons of gold could pay off our national debt and make Social Security solvent. If Trump can make the economy stronger and increase our workforce by over 10 million, he might be unbeatable in 2020. If Trump can help reverse the moral degradation and Christians are freer to worship and please God without fear of being brought to court or made into criminals, maybe God will be able to bless America more. If the world can once again respect this country and dependence on God can become more evident, maybe we will hold off God's judgment for at least a few years more. Pray that God will be honored while Trump is president. I know Trump will make mistakes or the press will come up with arguments against him. But as long as he depends on God more than his wisdom and Vice President Pence influences him enough, God will be pleased. Rick Badman Warsaw
