One of the mysteries surrounding the upcoming presidential inauguration is that of why the various celebrities who have refused to perform for the Commander in Chief have not been subject to the same brutal legal and financial penalties as those humble small business owners who have declined to bake cakes for gay weddings. All conscientious objectors are equal, it seems, but non-celebrity conscientious objectors with traditional Christian convictions are clearly a whole lot more equal than others.
There is, however, no mystery about the president elect's selection of Paula White to pray at his inauguration. White is a televangelist, a prosperity gospeler, and the wife of Jonathan Cain, former member of the rock band Journey. For both White and Cain it is third time lucky in the marriage stakes. Trump's chosen intercessor is therefore a beautiful microcosm of America, the land where showbiz is more important than real life and where everyone gets a second, third, fourth, etc. chance—as long as they have enough money and the right friends.
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