The article addresses the controversial remarks made by co-host Joy Behar on “The View” regarding Donald Trump’s assertion that God spared his life from an assassin’s bullet. Behar criticized Trump, labeling him as “un-Christian” and a “narcissist” for attributing his survival to divine intervention. The article also highlights Behar’s previous controversial comments about Christianity and Republicans. The author questions the propriety of making judgments about God’s actions, referencing theological debates on the problem of evil. The article stimulates reflection on the intersection of faith, politics, and personal beliefs.
In case you’ve stopped watching “The View” due to the significant news cycle and the show’s inherently frivolous hot takes — or if you’ve never tuned into the show in the first place — here’s a summary.
In short: You’re missing out on quite a bit of what liberal Americans who aren’t thinking are currently focused on.
Just one day after co-host Whoopi Goldberg criticized Donald Trump’s 17-year-old granddaughter for “humanizing” him in a speech at the Republican National Convention, co-host Joy Behar took it a step further by calling Trump “un-Christian” and a “narcissist” for telling the convention audience that God spared his life from an assassin’s bullet.
Behar’s comment followed Trump’s acceptance speech at the convention Thursday night, where he recounted the events of July 13 in Butler, Pennsylvania.
“Behind me, and to the right, was a large screen that was displaying a chart of border crossings under my leadership,” Trump said, according to a transcript.
“In order to see the chart, I started to, like this, turn to my right, and was ready to begin a little bit further turn, which I’m very lucky I didn’t do, when I heard a loud whizzing sound and felt something hit me really, really hard. On my right ear. I said to myself, ‘Wow, what was that? It can only be a bullet.’
“And moved my right hand to my ear, brought it down. My hand was covered with blood. Just absolutely blood all over the place. I immediately knew it was very serious. That we were under attack. And in one movement proceeded to drop to the ground. Bullets were continuing to fly as very brave Secret Service agents rushed to the stage. And they really did. They rushed to the stage.
“These are great people at great risk, I will tell you, and pounced on top of me so that I would be protected. There was blood pouring everywhere, and yet in a certain way I felt very safe because I had God on my side. I felt that.”
Later, he said, “I’m not supposed to be here tonight. Not supposed to be here … And I’ll tell you. I stand before you in this arena only by the grace of almighty God.”
What’s this nonsense? First his granddaughter tries to make him appear human, and now he attributes his survival to the merciful hand of God?
Cue Behar rant.
“What I want to point out, one thing. I’m speaking to fellow Christians, I was raised Catholic. I’m a Christian girl,” Behar stated.
“When something like this happens to you, like this assassination attempt, and you say something like ‘God was watching me,’ that is a very un-Christian thing to say, because it’s very narcissistic.
“What about Corey — what’s his name? — Comperatore?” she asked, referring to the fire chief in the audience who was killed while shielding his family from the assassin’s bullets. “What about all those guys who got killed on — Sandy Hook?”
Yes, what about all those people who died, ever? God couldn’t have been watching over them, right? He’s only an omnipotent being and all. Gosh, this Trump and his ego.
So, first off, I do not know why Donald Trump is alive and Corey Comperatore or any of the children at Sandy Hook Elementary School are dead. I am not God. Neither is Joy Behar. One of us seems to think we are, however, since one of us is passing judgment on the narcissism of saying God protected Trump from death — which is true, given His omnipotence — while, alas, not protecting others.
The problem of evil — the root of man’s fall and the root of all death, physical and spiritual — has been wrestled with by innumerable theologians and philosophers over the centuries: Augustine, Aquinas, Calvin, Kierkegaard, take your pick. Anyone but Joy Behar.
It’s unclear why God’s hand spared Donald Trump — but, if you believe in Him as the all-powerful Deity, it did. What’s more, the Bible makes this pretty clear, something “a Christian girl” like Behar might have wanted to look into:
The View's Joy Behar did NOT like that Trump said God was watching over him at his PA rally.
— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) July 19, 2024
BEHAR: "I was raised Catholic. I'm a Christian girl. When something like this happens to you…and you say something like 'God was watching me,' that is a very un-Christian thing to… pic.twitter.com/3qvF0VfAah
Those are just a few examples. There are many more similar verses.
But then again, Behar — who claims to be a professing Christian — is no stranger to making controversial and profoundly ignorant remarks about her own faith, especially when it comes to Republicans.
In 2018, Behar was forced to apologize after making disparaging comments about then-Vice President Mike Pence’s personal relationship with the Lord.
“It’s one thing to talk to Jesus,” Behar remarked. “It’s another thing when Jesus talks to you. That’s called mental illness, if I’m not correct — hearing voices.”
No, that’s called Christianity. To Behar, it seems to be labeled as “mental illness,” “hearing voices,” “narcissistic,” and “un-Christian.” Here’s your daily update on what liberal women who aren’t thinking are thinking, ladies and gentlemen.
