The Last Temptation - How American Evangelicals Sold Their Collective Souls For Politics

[caddo kid]

They should have voted for Bitchlary?

I think the premise of the article attached in the OP is about how the GOP has perverted religion, or more specifically Christianity, to attain & maintain political power in the US.

I'm not so sure it has any other overriding message but hey ..........

No, it is now and has always been an attempt to shame Christians into not voting at all.
It is now and has always been an illegitimate attack based on a complete lack of knowledge.

This is it, right here. The liberals want Christians just to disappear from the political scene and let them run it.

That's why they are fighting Trump even on things they themselves supported for a hundred generations like the border wall and immigration compliance. They want to frustrate Christians to just give up on running this nation so they can do it unimpeded.

If you desire some 'political Satan' to represent Christ & Christianity in your politics then Trump is your guy.

If you want to be HONEST about politics in America then take religion & Christianity OUT of your fake shit & make politics about politics.

What do you not get about that?

There are political issues that have a moral component. Things like Gay Marriage and Abortion, freedom of religion, the right to pray, the right not to violate one's conscience.

Should a surgeon be FORCED to commit an abortion? Or do a Sex Change, if it is against their religion? Libs say "sure". Deplorables say no.

You stray so easily from the subject, just as those that claim to be 'faithful' stray so easily from their 'claimed' faith.

Fucking pathetic ................

 

[bodecea]

None of these other people were someone Evangelicals could support? 2016 Republican Party presidential candidates - Wikipedia

The GOP evangelicals made a choice; they chose power over their own faith aka they denied Jesus.

they will go to Hell for that

Here's the problem with your condemnation of our Evangelical Friends- you aren't a member of the evangelical Christian faith, so you have no cachet with them. It would be like me going to Mecca and telling the whirling dervishes that they aren't proper Muslims because they aren't on the corner selling incense and newsletters like "proper Muslims". I just don't have the standing to tell them that.

BTW, would you say the same about Democrat Evangelicals who chose power by voting for Hillary over their own faith?

I was raised in the SBC & then I went on to the COC later. Back in the day there was no 'bastardization' of Christianity by the GOP perverting 'faith' as a poster child for politics as there has been over the past 3 to 4 decades.

The GOP's use of Christianity for a political tool is IMO an unpardonable sin.

Those within the churches that played along with this usurpation of their own faith sold themselves to a political entity over their own other worldly treasure.

They're called "dominionist's". The true enemy of America.

Dominionists are the American version of ISIS.

And should be treated as such.

Making up a name for someone who is Pro-Life and opposed to Gay Marriage and calling them "Dominionists" and "enemies of the people" just because they oppose Gay Marriage like Obama did in 2012, really isn't a help and seems sort of divisive.

Former President Obama (Scourge of the CRCs) opposed Gay Marriage in 2012? Why do you lie so glibly? Is it part of the CRC agenda?

 

[bodecea]

We will never know, will we? Because hypocritical CRCs chose "grab 'em by the pussy" donnie. This was YOUR choice.....no one else's.

Tell us who was going to get elected. Really! The minimal thing he has done is delay your takeover. You guys do not even know right from wrong. Which is why when you do, the killing and maiming and anarchy you are renowned for is going to bring happiness to me. You are the greatest vengeance people ever. But you must remove all of the power families of all political ways in all of the areas of our nation to achieve your goals. And you ain't started yet. Kicking Christians azzes in protesting and dragging old people out of cars is getting old. Other protesters against you need to up their game and they have not.

We will never know, will we? CRCs sold themselves to fat donnie. The choice was yours.....and we all see, out of all the Republicans...who you chose.

------------------------------------ lets just hope that we choose him again Bode !!

I'm sure you will welcome any cheating or Russian support.

President Trump has already made it clear with President Putin that he wants "no meddling" in 2020

Did he do it on his knees with knee pads on?

 

[ptbw forever]

The Last Temptation - The Atlantic - Pocket

One of the most extraordinary things about our current politics—really, one of the most extraordinary developments of recent political history—is the loyal adherence of religious conservatives to Donald Trump. The president won four-fifths of the votes of white evangelical Christians. This was a higher level of support than either Ronald Reagan or George W. Bush, an outspoken evangelical himself, ever received.

Trump’s background and beliefs could hardly be more incompatible with traditional Christian models of life and leadership. Trump’s past political stances (he once supported the right to partial-birth abortion), his character (he has bragged about sexually assaulting women), and even his language (he introduced the words pussy and shithole into presidential discourse) would more naturally lead religious conservatives toward exorcism than alliance. This is a man who has cruelly publicized his infidelities, made disturbing sexual comments about his elder daughter, and boasted about the size of his penis on the debate stage. His lawyer reportedly arranged a $130,000 payment to a porn star to dissuade her from disclosing an alleged affair. Yet religious conservatives who once blanched at PG-13 public standards now yawn at such NC-17 maneuvers. We are a long way from The Book of Virtues.

In January, following reports that Trump had referred to Haiti and African nations as “shithole countries,” Pastor Robert Jeffress came quickly to his defense. “Apart from the vocabulary attributed to him,” Jeffress wrote, “President Trump is right on target in his sentiment.” After reports emerged that Trump’s lawyer paid hush money to the porn star Stormy Daniels to cover up their alleged sexual encounter, Graham vouched for Trump’s “concern for Christian values.” Tony Perkins, the president of the Family Research Council, argued that Trump should be given a “mulligan” for his past infidelity. One can only imagine the explosion of outrage if President Barack Obama had been credibly accused of similar offenses.

The moral convictions of many evangelical leaders have become a function of their partisan identification. This is not mere gullibility; it is utter corruption. Blinded by political tribalism and hatred for their political opponents, these leaders can’t see how they are undermining the causes to which they once dedicated their lives. Little remains of a distinctly Christian public witness.

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The GOP, the party that claimed Jesus for themselves & for a nation, have now ultimately defiled Christianity & Jesus, relegating their claimed 'savior' to nothing more than a political tool in their efforts to attain & retain political power.

And Jesus said to the evangelicals, "I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity."

They should have voted for Bitchlary?

I think the premise of the article attached in the OP is about how the GOP has perverted religion, or more specifically Christianity, to attain & maintain political power in the US.

I'm not so sure it has any other overriding message but hey ..........

No, it is now and has always been an attempt to shame Christians into not voting at all.
It is now and has always been an illegitimate attack based on a complete lack of knowledge.

This is it, right here. The liberals want Christians just to disappear from the political scene and let them run it.

That's why they are fighting Trump even on things they themselves supported for a hundred generations like the border wall and immigration compliance. They want to frustrate Christians to just give up on running this nation so they can do it unimpeded.

If you desire some 'political Satan' to represent Christ & Christianity in your politics then Trump is your guy.

If you want to be HONEST about politics in America then take religion & Christianity OUT of your fake shit & make politics about politics.

What do you not get about that?

Until Republicans turn into racist criminal thugs at every level of support and at every economic level like Democrats have don’t complain about Republicans claiming Christianity.

 

[caddo kid]

Tell us who was going to get elected. Really! The minimal thing he has done is delay your takeover. You guys do not even know right from wrong. Which is why when you do, the killing and maiming and anarchy you are renowned for is going to bring happiness to me. You are the greatest vengeance people ever. But you must remove all of the power families of all political ways in all of the areas of our nation to achieve your goals. And you ain't started yet. Kicking Christians azzes in protesting and dragging old people out of cars is getting old. Other protesters against you need to up their game and they have not.

We will never know, will we? CRCs sold themselves to fat donnie. The choice was yours.....and we all see, out of all the Republicans...who you chose.

------------------------------------ lets just hope that we choose him again Bode !!

I'm sure you will welcome any cheating or Russian support.

President Trump has already made it clear with President Putin that he wants "no meddling" in 2020

Did he do it on his knees with knee pads on?

with supplication & a Bible?

 

[Polishprince]

The GOP evangelicals made a choice; they chose power over their own faith aka they denied Jesus.

they will go to Hell for that

Here's the problem with your condemnation of our Evangelical Friends- you aren't a member of the evangelical Christian faith, so you have no cachet with them. It would be like me going to Mecca and telling the whirling dervishes that they aren't proper Muslims because they aren't on the corner selling incense and newsletters like "proper Muslims". I just don't have the standing to tell them that.

BTW, would you say the same about Democrat Evangelicals who chose power by voting for Hillary over their own faith?

I was raised in the SBC & then I went on to the COC later. Back in the day there was no 'bastardization' of Christianity by the GOP perverting 'faith' as a poster child for politics as there has been over the past 3 to 4 decades.

The GOP's use of Christianity for a political tool is IMO an unpardonable sin.

Those within the churches that played along with this usurpation of their own faith sold themselves to a political entity over their own other worldly treasure.

They're called "dominionist's". The true enemy of America.

Dominionists are the American version of ISIS.

And should be treated as such.

Making up a name for someone who is Pro-Life and opposed to Gay Marriage and calling them "Dominionists" and "enemies of the people" just because they oppose Gay Marriage like Obama did in 2012, really isn't a help and seems sort of divisive.

Former President Obama (Scourge of the CRCs) opposed Gay Marriage in 2012? Why do you lie so glibly? Is it part of the CRC agenda?

Obama SAID he opposed Gay Marriage in 2012.

He lied.

His two HAND PICKED Supreme Court justices both voted in favor of the Abomination.

 

[caddo kid]

They should have voted for Bitchlary?

I think the premise of the article attached in the OP is about how the GOP has perverted religion, or more specifically Christianity, to attain & maintain political power in the US.

I'm not so sure it has any other overriding message but hey ..........

No, it is now and has always been an attempt to shame Christians into not voting at all.
It is now and has always been an illegitimate attack based on a complete lack of knowledge.

This is it, right here. The liberals want Christians just to disappear from the political scene and let them run it.

That's why they are fighting Trump even on things they themselves supported for a hundred generations like the border wall and immigration compliance. They want to frustrate Christians to just give up on running this nation so they can do it unimpeded.

If you desire some 'political Satan' to represent Christ & Christianity in your politics then Trump is your guy.

If you want to be HONEST about politics in America then take religion & Christianity OUT of your fake shit & make politics about politics.

What do you not get about that?

Until Republicans turn into racist criminal thugs at every level of support and at every economic level like Democrats have don’t complain about Republicans claiming Christianity.

Honestly, I do not "worry" about Republicans.

As The Bible has taught US all, I feel sorry for them & their erroneous & terrible ways.

They will all rot in Hell & that is not my concern.

 

[Polishprince]

Tell us who was going to get elected. Really! The minimal thing he has done is delay your takeover. You guys do not even know right from wrong. Which is why when you do, the killing and maiming and anarchy you are renowned for is going to bring happiness to me. You are the greatest vengeance people ever. But you must remove all of the power families of all political ways in all of the areas of our nation to achieve your goals. And you ain't started yet. Kicking Christians azzes in protesting and dragging old people out of cars is getting old. Other protesters against you need to up their game and they have not.

We will never know, will we? CRCs sold themselves to fat donnie. The choice was yours.....and we all see, out of all the Republicans...who you chose.

------------------------------------ lets just hope that we choose him again Bode !!

I'm sure you will welcome any cheating or Russian support.

President Trump has already made it clear with President Putin that he wants "no meddling" in 2020

Did he do it on his knees with knee pads on?

He did it publicly in the Empire of Japan. No he wasn't "on his knees" at all.

 

[bodecea]

Here's the problem with your condemnation of our Evangelical Friends- you aren't a member of the evangelical Christian faith, so you have no cachet with them. It would be like me going to Mecca and telling the whirling dervishes that they aren't proper Muslims because they aren't on the corner selling incense and newsletters like "proper Muslims". I just don't have the standing to tell them that.

BTW, would you say the same about Democrat Evangelicals who chose power by voting for Hillary over their own faith?

I was raised in the SBC & then I went on to the COC later. Back in the day there was no 'bastardization' of Christianity by the GOP perverting 'faith' as a poster child for politics as there has been over the past 3 to 4 decades.

The GOP's use of Christianity for a political tool is IMO an unpardonable sin.

Those within the churches that played along with this usurpation of their own faith sold themselves to a political entity over their own other worldly treasure.

They're called "dominionist's". The true enemy of America.

Dominionists are the American version of ISIS.

And should be treated as such.

Making up a name for someone who is Pro-Life and opposed to Gay Marriage and calling them "Dominionists" and "enemies of the people" just because they oppose Gay Marriage like Obama did in 2012, really isn't a help and seems sort of divisive.

Former President Obama (Scourge of the CRCs) opposed Gay Marriage in 2012? Why do you lie so glibly? Is it part of the CRC agenda?

Obama SAID he opposed Gay Marriage in 2012.

He lied.

His two HAND PICKED Supreme Court justices both voted in favor of the Abomination.

He did? In 2012? Prove it. (I know you won't be able to.....)

 

[Polishprince]

I was raised in the SBC & then I went on to the COC later. Back in the day there was no 'bastardization' of Christianity by the GOP perverting 'faith' as a poster child for politics as there has been over the past 3 to 4 decades.

The GOP's use of Christianity for a political tool is IMO an unpardonable sin.

Those within the churches that played along with this usurpation of their own faith sold themselves to a political entity over their own other worldly treasure.

They're called "dominionist's". The true enemy of America.

Dominionists are the American version of ISIS.

And should be treated as such.

Making up a name for someone who is Pro-Life and opposed to Gay Marriage and calling them "Dominionists" and "enemies of the people" just because they oppose Gay Marriage like Obama did in 2012, really isn't a help and seems sort of divisive.

Former President Obama (Scourge of the CRCs) opposed Gay Marriage in 2012? Why do you lie so glibly? Is it part of the CRC agenda?

Obama SAID he opposed Gay Marriage in 2012.

He lied.

His two HAND PICKED Supreme Court justices both voted in favor of the Abomination.

He did? In 2012? Prove it. (I know you won't be able to.....)

\


Both of his hand picked, pro-Gay Marriage Supreme Court justices were in office before 2012.

The intent was there, they wouldn't have been chosen if they were in favor of the family.

 

[bodecea]

They're called "dominionist's". The true enemy of America.

Dominionists are the American version of ISIS.

And should be treated as such.

Making up a name for someone who is Pro-Life and opposed to Gay Marriage and calling them "Dominionists" and "enemies of the people" just because they oppose Gay Marriage like Obama did in 2012, really isn't a help and seems sort of divisive.

Former President Obama (Scourge of the CRCs) opposed Gay Marriage in 2012? Why do you lie so glibly? Is it part of the CRC agenda?

Obama SAID he opposed Gay Marriage in 2012.

He lied.

His two HAND PICKED Supreme Court justices both voted in favor of the Abomination.

He did? In 2012? Prove it. (I know you won't be able to.....)

\


Both of his hand picked, pro-Gay Marriage Supreme Court justices were in office before 2012.

The intent was there, they wouldn't have been chosen if they were in favor of the family.

You claim that Former President Obama was against gay marriage in 2012. Prove it.

 

[CrusaderFrank]

The Last Temptation - The Atlantic - Pocket

One of the most extraordinary things about our current politics—really, one of the most extraordinary developments of recent political history—is the loyal adherence of religious conservatives to Donald Trump. The president won four-fifths of the votes of white evangelical Christians. This was a higher level of support than either Ronald Reagan or George W. Bush, an outspoken evangelical himself, ever received.

Trump’s background and beliefs could hardly be more incompatible with traditional Christian models of life and leadership. Trump’s past political stances (he once supported the right to partial-birth abortion), his character (he has bragged about sexually assaulting women), and even his language (he introduced the words pussy and shithole into presidential discourse) would more naturally lead religious conservatives toward exorcism than alliance. This is a man who has cruelly publicized his infidelities, made disturbing sexual comments about his elder daughter, and boasted about the size of his penis on the debate stage. His lawyer reportedly arranged a $130,000 payment to a porn star to dissuade her from disclosing an alleged affair. Yet religious conservatives who once blanched at PG-13 public standards now yawn at such NC-17 maneuvers. We are a long way from The Book of Virtues.

In January, following reports that Trump had referred to Haiti and African nations as “shithole countries,” Pastor Robert Jeffress came quickly to his defense. “Apart from the vocabulary attributed to him,” Jeffress wrote, “President Trump is right on target in his sentiment.” After reports emerged that Trump’s lawyer paid hush money to the porn star Stormy Daniels to cover up their alleged sexual encounter, Graham vouched for Trump’s “concern for Christian values.” Tony Perkins, the president of the Family Research Council, argued that Trump should be given a “mulligan” for his past infidelity. One can only imagine the explosion of outrage if President Barack Obama had been credibly accused of similar offenses.

The moral convictions of many evangelical leaders have become a function of their partisan identification. This is not mere gullibility; it is utter corruption. Blinded by political tribalism and hatred for their political opponents, these leaders can’t see how they are undermining the causes to which they once dedicated their lives. Little remains of a distinctly Christian public witness.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

The GOP, the party that claimed Jesus for themselves & for a nation, have now ultimately defiled Christianity & Jesus, relegating their claimed 'savior' to nothing more than a political tool in their efforts to attain & retain political power.

And Jesus said to the evangelicals, "I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity."

Meanwhile, the democrat Party is free to worship in the Church of Satan

 

[Polishprince]

They're called "dominionist's". The true enemy of America.

Dominionists are the American version of ISIS.

And should be treated as such.

Making up a name for someone who is Pro-Life and opposed to Gay Marriage and calling them "Dominionists" and "enemies of the people" just because they oppose Gay Marriage like Obama did in 2012, really isn't a help and seems sort of divisive.

Former President Obama (Scourge of the CRCs) opposed Gay Marriage in 2012? Why do you lie so glibly? Is it part of the CRC agenda?

Obama SAID he opposed Gay Marriage in 2012.

He lied.

His two HAND PICKED Supreme Court justices both voted in favor of the Abomination.

He did? In 2012? Prove it. (I know you won't be able to.....)

\


Both of his hand picked, pro-Gay Marriage Supreme Court justices were in office before 2012.

The intent was there, they wouldn't have been chosen if they were in favor of the family.

To believe that Obama didn't vet those two broads before they were appointed, and to think he didn't know what their views were and how they would vote strains credibility.

 

[caddo kid]

The Last Temptation - The Atlantic - Pocket

One of the most extraordinary things about our current politics—really, one of the most extraordinary developments of recent political history—is the loyal adherence of religious conservatives to Donald Trump. The president won four-fifths of the votes of white evangelical Christians. This was a higher level of support than either Ronald Reagan or George W. Bush, an outspoken evangelical himself, ever received.

Trump’s background and beliefs could hardly be more incompatible with traditional Christian models of life and leadership. Trump’s past political stances (he once supported the right to partial-birth abortion), his character (he has bragged about sexually assaulting women), and even his language (he introduced the words pussy and shithole into presidential discourse) would more naturally lead religious conservatives toward exorcism than alliance. This is a man who has cruelly publicized his infidelities, made disturbing sexual comments about his elder daughter, and boasted about the size of his penis on the debate stage. His lawyer reportedly arranged a $130,000 payment to a porn star to dissuade her from disclosing an alleged affair. Yet religious conservatives who once blanched at PG-13 public standards now yawn at such NC-17 maneuvers. We are a long way from The Book of Virtues.

In January, following reports that Trump had referred to Haiti and African nations as “shithole countries,” Pastor Robert Jeffress came quickly to his defense. “Apart from the vocabulary attributed to him,” Jeffress wrote, “President Trump is right on target in his sentiment.” After reports emerged that Trump’s lawyer paid hush money to the porn star Stormy Daniels to cover up their alleged sexual encounter, Graham vouched for Trump’s “concern for Christian values.” Tony Perkins, the president of the Family Research Council, argued that Trump should be given a “mulligan” for his past infidelity. One can only imagine the explosion of outrage if President Barack Obama had been credibly accused of similar offenses.

The moral convictions of many evangelical leaders have become a function of their partisan identification. This is not mere gullibility; it is utter corruption. Blinded by political tribalism and hatred for their political opponents, these leaders can’t see how they are undermining the causes to which they once dedicated their lives. Little remains of a distinctly Christian public witness.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

The GOP, the party that claimed Jesus for themselves & for a nation, have now ultimately defiled Christianity & Jesus, relegating their claimed 'savior' to nothing more than a political tool in their efforts to attain & retain political power.

And Jesus said to the evangelicals, "I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity."

Meanwhile, the democrat Party is free to worship in the Church of Satan

The Democrats do not claim to be the (political) arbiters of Christianity as the GOP claim.

Stick that up your ass & smoke it.

 

[Polishprince]

The Last Temptation - The Atlantic - Pocket

One of the most extraordinary things about our current politics—really, one of the most extraordinary developments of recent political history—is the loyal adherence of religious conservatives to Donald Trump. The president won four-fifths of the votes of white evangelical Christians. This was a higher level of support than either Ronald Reagan or George W. Bush, an outspoken evangelical himself, ever received.

Trump’s background and beliefs could hardly be more incompatible with traditional Christian models of life and leadership. Trump’s past political stances (he once supported the right to partial-birth abortion), his character (he has bragged about sexually assaulting women), and even his language (he introduced the words pussy and shithole into presidential discourse) would more naturally lead religious conservatives toward exorcism than alliance. This is a man who has cruelly publicized his infidelities, made disturbing sexual comments about his elder daughter, and boasted about the size of his penis on the debate stage. His lawyer reportedly arranged a $130,000 payment to a porn star to dissuade her from disclosing an alleged affair. Yet religious conservatives who once blanched at PG-13 public standards now yawn at such NC-17 maneuvers. We are a long way from The Book of Virtues.

In January, following reports that Trump had referred to Haiti and African nations as “shithole countries,” Pastor Robert Jeffress came quickly to his defense. “Apart from the vocabulary attributed to him,” Jeffress wrote, “President Trump is right on target in his sentiment.” After reports emerged that Trump’s lawyer paid hush money to the porn star Stormy Daniels to cover up their alleged sexual encounter, Graham vouched for Trump’s “concern for Christian values.” Tony Perkins, the president of the Family Research Council, argued that Trump should be given a “mulligan” for his past infidelity. One can only imagine the explosion of outrage if President Barack Obama had been credibly accused of similar offenses.

The moral convictions of many evangelical leaders have become a function of their partisan identification. This is not mere gullibility; it is utter corruption. Blinded by political tribalism and hatred for their political opponents, these leaders can’t see how they are undermining the causes to which they once dedicated their lives. Little remains of a distinctly Christian public witness.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

The GOP, the party that claimed Jesus for themselves & for a nation, have now ultimately defiled Christianity & Jesus, relegating their claimed 'savior' to nothing more than a political tool in their efforts to attain & retain political power.

And Jesus said to the evangelicals, "I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity."

Meanwhile, the democrat Party is free to worship in the Church of Satan

The Democrats do not claim to be the (political) arbiters of Christianity as the GOP claim.

Stick that up your ass & smoke it.

Actually, the D's make EXACTLY that claim.

Religious left mullahs like Al Sharpton and Jim Wallis are constantly saying that President Trump isn't holy enough, and abortion and she males and Adam and Steve are all just fine with Christianity. And if you don't agree your "hateful" and "not really a Christian".

 

[caddo kid]

The Last Temptation - The Atlantic - Pocket

One of the most extraordinary things about our current politics—really, one of the most extraordinary developments of recent political history—is the loyal adherence of religious conservatives to Donald Trump. The president won four-fifths of the votes of white evangelical Christians. This was a higher level of support than either Ronald Reagan or George W. Bush, an outspoken evangelical himself, ever received.

Trump’s background and beliefs could hardly be more incompatible with traditional Christian models of life and leadership. Trump’s past political stances (he once supported the right to partial-birth abortion), his character (he has bragged about sexually assaulting women), and even his language (he introduced the words pussy and shithole into presidential discourse) would more naturally lead religious conservatives toward exorcism than alliance. This is a man who has cruelly publicized his infidelities, made disturbing sexual comments about his elder daughter, and boasted about the size of his penis on the debate stage. His lawyer reportedly arranged a $130,000 payment to a porn star to dissuade her from disclosing an alleged affair. Yet religious conservatives who once blanched at PG-13 public standards now yawn at such NC-17 maneuvers. We are a long way from The Book of Virtues.

In January, following reports that Trump had referred to Haiti and African nations as “shithole countries,” Pastor Robert Jeffress came quickly to his defense. “Apart from the vocabulary attributed to him,” Jeffress wrote, “President Trump is right on target in his sentiment.” After reports emerged that Trump’s lawyer paid hush money to the porn star Stormy Daniels to cover up their alleged sexual encounter, Graham vouched for Trump’s “concern for Christian values.” Tony Perkins, the president of the Family Research Council, argued that Trump should be given a “mulligan” for his past infidelity. One can only imagine the explosion of outrage if President Barack Obama had been credibly accused of similar offenses.

The moral convictions of many evangelical leaders have become a function of their partisan identification. This is not mere gullibility; it is utter corruption. Blinded by political tribalism and hatred for their political opponents, these leaders can’t see how they are undermining the causes to which they once dedicated their lives. Little remains of a distinctly Christian public witness.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

The GOP, the party that claimed Jesus for themselves & for a nation, have now ultimately defiled Christianity & Jesus, relegating their claimed 'savior' to nothing more than a political tool in their efforts to attain & retain political power.

And Jesus said to the evangelicals, "I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity."

Meanwhile, the democrat Party is free to worship in the Church of Satan

The Democrats do not claim to be the (political) arbiters of Christianity as the GOP claim.

Stick that up your ass & smoke it.

Actually, the D's make EXACTLY that claim.

Religious left mullahs like Al Sharpton and Jim Wallis are constantly saying that President Trump isn't holy enough, and abortion and she males and Adam and Steve are all just fine with Christianity. And if you don't agree your "hateful" and "not really a Christian".

your dishonesty & your disingenuous nature are quite telling ............ Jesus would NOT approve your message ..........

 

[Leo123]

form your own opinions & stop being intimidated by my opinions, which is what you imply.

Be a man & not some fucking pussy .........

I did form my own opinion and posted it WITH quotes ( my post 245) directly from the Mueller report from YOUR PDF link!! So far you have 0 to say in rebuttal except to call me a 'fucking pussy.' I guess that's supposed to somehow intimidate me and make you look superior. Actually it does the opposite.

 

[caddo kid]

form your own opinions & stop being intimidated by my opinions, which is what you imply.

Be a man & not some fucking pussy .........

I did form my own opinion and posted it WITH quotes ( my post 245) directly from the Mueller report from YOUR PDF link!! So far you have 0 to say in rebuttal except to call me a 'fucking pussy.' I guess that's supposed to somehow intimidate me and make you look superior. Actually it does the opposite.

sorry BUT you do not even know how to navigate PDF page numbers so ............

 

[ptbw forever]

The Last Temptation - The Atlantic - Pocket

One of the most extraordinary things about our current politics—really, one of the most extraordinary developments of recent political history—is the loyal adherence of religious conservatives to Donald Trump. The president won four-fifths of the votes of white evangelical Christians. This was a higher level of support than either Ronald Reagan or George W. Bush, an outspoken evangelical himself, ever received.

Trump’s background and beliefs could hardly be more incompatible with traditional Christian models of life and leadership. Trump’s past political stances (he once supported the right to partial-birth abortion), his character (he has bragged about sexually assaulting women), and even his language (he introduced the words pussy and shithole into presidential discourse) would more naturally lead religious conservatives toward exorcism than alliance. This is a man who has cruelly publicized his infidelities, made disturbing sexual comments about his elder daughter, and boasted about the size of his penis on the debate stage. His lawyer reportedly arranged a $130,000 payment to a porn star to dissuade her from disclosing an alleged affair. Yet religious conservatives who once blanched at PG-13 public standards now yawn at such NC-17 maneuvers. We are a long way from The Book of Virtues.

In January, following reports that Trump had referred to Haiti and African nations as “shithole countries,” Pastor Robert Jeffress came quickly to his defense. “Apart from the vocabulary attributed to him,” Jeffress wrote, “President Trump is right on target in his sentiment.” After reports emerged that Trump’s lawyer paid hush money to the porn star Stormy Daniels to cover up their alleged sexual encounter, Graham vouched for Trump’s “concern for Christian values.” Tony Perkins, the president of the Family Research Council, argued that Trump should be given a “mulligan” for his past infidelity. One can only imagine the explosion of outrage if President Barack Obama had been credibly accused of similar offenses.

The moral convictions of many evangelical leaders have become a function of their partisan identification. This is not mere gullibility; it is utter corruption. Blinded by political tribalism and hatred for their political opponents, these leaders can’t see how they are undermining the causes to which they once dedicated their lives. Little remains of a distinctly Christian public witness.

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The GOP, the party that claimed Jesus for themselves & for a nation, have now ultimately defiled Christianity & Jesus, relegating their claimed 'savior' to nothing more than a political tool in their efforts to attain & retain political power.

And Jesus said to the evangelicals, "I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity."

Meanwhile, the democrat Party is free to worship in the Church of Satan

The Democrats do not claim to be the (political) arbiters of Christianity as the GOP claim.

Stick that up your ass & smoke it.

No, they just claim to hold the keys to America’s conscience.....

Totally not an even worse claim of moral monopoly or anything....

 

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The Last Temptation - The Atlantic - Pocket

One of the most extraordinary things about our current politics—really, one of the most extraordinary developments of recent political history—is the loyal adherence of religious conservatives to Donald Trump. The president won four-fifths of the votes of white evangelical Christians. This was a higher level of support than either Ronald Reagan or George W. Bush, an outspoken evangelical himself, ever received.

Trump’s background and beliefs could hardly be more incompatible with traditional Christian models of life and leadership. Trump’s past political stances (he once supported the right to partial-birth abortion), his character (he has bragged about sexually assaulting women), and even his language (he introduced the words pussy and shithole into presidential discourse) would more naturally lead religious conservatives toward exorcism than alliance. This is a man who has cruelly publicized his infidelities, made disturbing sexual comments about his elder daughter, and boasted about the size of his penis on the debate stage. His lawyer reportedly arranged a $130,000 payment to a porn star to dissuade her from disclosing an alleged affair. Yet religious conservatives who once blanched at PG-13 public standards now yawn at such NC-17 maneuvers. We are a long way from The Book of Virtues.

In January, following reports that Trump had referred to Haiti and African nations as “shithole countries,” Pastor Robert Jeffress came quickly to his defense. “Apart from the vocabulary attributed to him,” Jeffress wrote, “President Trump is right on target in his sentiment.” After reports emerged that Trump’s lawyer paid hush money to the porn star Stormy Daniels to cover up their alleged sexual encounter, Graham vouched for Trump’s “concern for Christian values.” Tony Perkins, the president of the Family Research Council, argued that Trump should be given a “mulligan” for his past infidelity. One can only imagine the explosion of outrage if President Barack Obama had been credibly accused of similar offenses.

The moral convictions of many evangelical leaders have become a function of their partisan identification. This is not mere gullibility; it is utter corruption. Blinded by political tribalism and hatred for their political opponents, these leaders can’t see how they are undermining the causes to which they once dedicated their lives. Little remains of a distinctly Christian public witness.

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The GOP, the party that claimed Jesus for themselves & for a nation, have now ultimately defiled Christianity & Jesus, relegating their claimed 'savior' to nothing more than a political tool in their efforts to attain & retain political power.

And Jesus said to the evangelicals, "I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity."

Meanwhile, the democrat Party is free to worship in the Church of Satan

"Free" is the operative word....the word that CRCs (con-servative republican christians) hate when people are not worshiping just as CRCs want them to.