The laying on of hands. Seriously?

[sheshe2]

Hosanna in the highest. They really think this. I am terrified.



Hosanna

[world wide wally]

1. These are NOT people of God

[Lucinda]

4. Exactly. n/t

[sunonmars]

2. Trump is using them and is every thing in the religious books, they said a fake saviour would be.

[The Genealogist]

3. Red meat for his deplorable fundevangelical base

Just a photo-op. Nothing more.

[octoberlib]

5. This is creepy and reportedly Trump makes

fun of Pence all the time for lecturing about God. This is pandering to the whack jobs.

[mcar]

6. I'm surprised their hands didn't get burned

Yuck.

[lpbk2713]

8. "CAST THOSE DEMONS OUT!!"

... and Trump disappears.

And they look at one another and say WTF??

[milestogo]

9. Someone should lay hands over his mouth and his cell phone.

[NurseJackie]

10. Good lord.

[Drahthaardogs]

11. He has no religion except money

And a man cannot serve two masters.

[muriel_volestrangler]

12. They know they'll never get photos of him sitting through one of their sermons

because Donny Smallgloves would rather spend his time at a golf course, or on the crapper tweeting about what he watches on Fox News, than being told how to behave, even if it's by one of the morally dubious types in the photo who would suck up to him.

So the preachers settle for this photo-op, which they can spin as them being conduits for holiness from their god to their political tool (please send money - we accept direct bank transfers these days), while Trump gets photos for his gullible voters to coo over and say "see? we knew he was one of us!", while being the centre of attention, and having something close to the touching of the hem of the king's garment.

Whether anyone there actually believes in the supernatural mumbo-jumbo associated with laying on of hands, I've no idea. The main thing is that people who give them money and votes do.

[Buns_of_Fire]

13. Sprinkle a few drops of Holy Water on him.

See if he melts like the Wicked Witch.

[Buns_of_Fire]

14. Or hand him a snake. nt

[Buns_of_Fire]

15. Or toss him in the nearest water hazard and see if he floats. nt

[meow2u3]

17. POUR some holy water on him

and watch him be carted to the hospital with 3rd degree burns over half his body.

[Denzil_DC]

16. Palin went through something similar in 2005:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/sarah-palin/3077964/Sarah-Palin-in-witchcraft-prayer-on-video-clip.html

She had/has strong ties to Dominionism. I don't know what denomination that church in the OP is.