Trump's cruelty to migrants reminds us what Easter is about
It’s almost the end of Holy Week, the annual Christian commemoration of the betrayal, crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus. Faithful across the world are attending services to hear the Gospel, see reenactments of the key moments in the last seven days of his life and rejoice in the Good News — or at least have a big brunch with the family and let the kids look for eggs and chocolate bunnies.
Easter is supposed to be a happy time, but all I can think of is the people who persecuted Jesus. At a time when Christians are called upon to embrace Jesus’ message of love and charity, our president continues to revel in a cruelty that’s, well, biblical.
Even if you’re not a Christian, you’re probably familiar with the Holy Week sayings and characters that illustrate the worst of humanity.
A Judas, for instance, is as terrible a traitor as the apostle who turned Jesus over to the authorities. We accuse people of “washing their hands” when they’re in charge of a bad situation but refuse responsibility — a reference to Pontius Pilate, the Roman governor who ordered the execution of Jesus despite his initial reluctance, as described in the Gospels. Commentators sometimes compare dictators to Herod, the king who ordered the massacre of children in his quest to kill the infant Christ.
President Trump is embodying all of this and worse with his campaign against undocumented immigrants and anything remotely associated with them.
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-04-19/trumps-cruelty-to-migrants-reminds-us-what-easter-is-about