Donald Trumps lesbian niece, clinical psychologist Mary Trump, slammed her uncle for invoking God as justification for bombing Iran and made it clear that he only worships one man: himself.In a recent address to the nation about his decision to strike Iran, Donald Trump declared, I want to just thank everybody, and in particular, God. I want to just say we love you, God, and we love our great military. Protect them. God bless the Middle East. God bless Israel. And God bless America. Thank you very much. Thank you. Related Trump posts mean, juvenile music video that glorifies bombing Iran I didnt think I could be shocked anymore but this is atrocious, wrote on social media user. In a blog post, Mary Trump emphasized that not only does her uncle not believe in God, but also that its offensive to use religion to justify violence. In the context of bombing a Middle Eastern country it smacks of the Crusades, she added. Insights for the LGBTQ+ community Subscribe to our briefing for insights into how politics impacts the LGBTQ+ community and more. Subscribe to our Newsletter today She then shared some family lore to explain just how irreligious the president really is. Her grandfather, Fred Trump (Donald Trumps father), was a fan of the then-massively popular pastor, Norman Vincent Peale.Peales teachings, she explained, were a precursor to the prosperity gospel, the belief in some Christian sects that the more devoted one is to God, the more material wealth one will gain. It is often criticized for its emphasis on materialism and for being used to exploit people into donating money to their religious institutions.Peale preached that the only thing standing in the way of a persons success was a lack of self-confidence. Mary Trump shared two quotes from his book, The Power of Positive Thinking: Obstacles are simply not permitted to destroy your happiness and well-being. You need to be defeated only if you are willing to be and It is appalling to realize the number of pathetic people who were hampered and made miserable by the malady popularly called the inferiority complex. Peales view neatly confirmed what my grandfather already thought: he was rich because he deserved to be, she said. Self-doubt was not part of my grandfathers makeup, and he never considered the possibility of his own defeat.Fred Trump, she explained, used Peales teachings to stand by his belief that giving to others merely made him worth less and them worth more. Financial worth was the same as self-worth, she explained. Monetary value was human value. The more Fred Trump had, the better he was than everybody else.He passed these views to Donald Trump, she said. What does that say about religion in my family? Starting with my grandfather, the only thing that mattered, the only thing they believed in, was money. God did not enter into the equation and never once did I see any sincere professions of faith in God.She accused her uncle of using religion as a prop to explint [sic] the faith of his followers. She said he has never read the Bible but still uses it to convince people who are already predisposed to be convinced, that he shares their beliefs and is Gods messenger.Donald and his allies use religion to justify everything they do, no matter how diabolical. It is cynical, it is hypocritical, and quite frankly, it is a grotesque exploitation of the sincere faith of millions of Americans. She emphasized that Donald Trump wasnt listening to God when he decided to strike Iran; he was listening to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.Anybody who thinks that a Christian or the Jesus Christ depicted in the New Testament would urge any one individual to carry out an unprovoked bombing of another nation is as delusional as the people who continue to think Donald Trump is some kind of holy man.She also mocked the U.S. ambassador to Israel for claiming that Donald Trump had a direct conversation with God that led to his decision to strike Iran. What concerns me is not that God is in direct conversation with Donald because that is nonsense, she wrote. It is that there are a lot of voices speaking to him and theyre all in his head.She also clarified that there is no problem with him not believing in God, only with the fact that he claims to do so for his own personal gain. He believes in one higher power only, she concluded, and, in his head, thats him. Subscribe to theLGBTQ Nation newsletterand be the first to know about the latest headlines shaping LGBTQ+ communities worldwide.