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

[Pogo]

That's your opinion. Their opinion differs.

It's doubtful they will vacate the political scene while there is an enemy that seeks to wipe them from the public arena.

Now, again. Who else could they support? Names are helpful.

Why would they be "supporting" anybody as a bloc in the first place?

Far as I know we still don't run a theocracy (yet).

 

[Pogo]

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."

This is not mere gullibility; it is utter corruption.
It is neither. It is realism. No leader with strong Christian values is going to make it through the muck to the top of the Hill. I would suggest that the evangelicals got tired of getting nowhere and decided that it was better to fight dirty than to never get abortion outlawed. Or homosexuality forced back into the closet. No doubt those things are more important to them than the minor tarnishment of picking a man who does not meet their moral standards. Voting for him doesn't mean they personally act like him in their daily lives, does it?

There are very few supporters of Donald Trump of any stripe who don't begin with "I don't like the way he.....(fill in the blank) BUT....." They want to get certain things accomplished. Those who actually LIKE Trump's personality are probably from NYC, where they're used to attitudes and mouths like that.

----------------------------- i'm RURAL as can be and have been for 50 of my 70 years and I unashamedly support the TRUMP with a few problems . Trump was the only American in the election that he won Old Lady .

"The only American"??

You know his father came from a very wonderful place in Germany, right?

 

[Pogo]

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."

The only difference between a Jesus Nazi and commie is the god he worships.

One worships a fake nailed god who robably never reallt existed.

The other worships the all-mighty government.

Both are a threat.

YOU are just like them, fucking commie!!!

I get that this is a satirical post but still.....


Christian Communism

 

[Pogo]

They've made their priorities pretty clear, that's for sure, and the Big Fella doesn't appear to be #1.

The thing is Mac....NOTHING the Left has pushed on good, real Americans has been beneficial for good real Americans. EVERYTHING sold by the Left, by design, benefits the filth within our society while fucking over everybody decent. Real Americans are done with that twisted bullshit.
For years the Loons have demanded that Conservatives shred their Bibles

------------------------- linkie?

 

[Polishprince]

That's your opinion. Their opinion differs.

It's doubtful they will vacate the political scene while there is an enemy that seeks to wipe them from the public arena.

Now, again. Who else could they support? Names are helpful.

Why would they be "supporting" anybody as a bloc in the first place?

Far as I know we still don't run a theocracy (yet).

The reason why Christians vote as a bloc against the libs is because of the Christophobia.

Much like if you look at German elections in 1932, the Jews voted heavily against Mr. Hitler

 

[Polishprince]

They've made their priorities pretty clear, that's for sure, and the Big Fella doesn't appear to be #1.

The thing is Mac....NOTHING the Left has pushed on good, real Americans has been beneficial for good real Americans. EVERYTHING sold by the Left, by design, benefits the filth within our society while fucking over everybody decent. Real Americans are done with that twisted bullshit.
For years the Loons have demanded that Conservatives shred their Bibles

------------------------- linkie?

There have been any number of churches that have posted bible verses in front of their sanctuaries about Adam and Eve and other controversial doctrines and have received Ire from the PC community as it was "insensitive".

 

[pismoe]

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."

This is not mere gullibility; it is utter corruption.
It is neither. It is realism. No leader with strong Christian values is going to make it through the muck to the top of the Hill. I would suggest that the evangelicals got tired of getting nowhere and decided that it was better to fight dirty than to never get abortion outlawed. Or homosexuality forced back into the closet. No doubt those things are more important to them than the minor tarnishment of picking a man who does not meet their moral standards. Voting for him doesn't mean they personally act like him in their daily lives, does it?

There are very few supporters of Donald Trump of any stripe who don't begin with "I don't like the way he.....(fill in the blank) BUT....." They want to get certain things accomplished. Those who actually LIKE Trump's personality are probably from NYC, where they're used to attitudes and mouths like that.

----------------------------- i'm RURAL as can be and have been for 50 of my 70 years and I unashamedly support the TRUMP with a few problems . Trump was the only American in the election that he won Old Lady .

"The only American"??

You know his father came from a very wonderful place in Germany, right?

--------------------------- yeah , TRUMP and maybe Cruz were the ONLY Americans on that stage for nomination Pogo . Trump in particular has American Style , thinking was raised in the USA , has no ACCENT , looks American and I like his rebuilding of USA Military . He also has a good looking family that seem to back their DAD the one and only President Donald Trump and he is a builder of lasting things like YUGE Buildings Pogo .

 

[pismoe]

there is lots to admire concerning The TRUMP Pogo .

 

[Pogo]

That's your opinion. Their opinion differs.

It's doubtful they will vacate the political scene while there is an enemy that seeks to wipe them from the public arena.

Now, again. Who else could they support? Names are helpful.

Why would they be "supporting" anybody as a bloc in the first place?

Far as I know we still don't run a theocracy (yet).

The reason why Christians vote as a bloc against the libs is because of the Christophobia.

Much like if you look at German elections in 1932, the Jews voted heavily against Mr. Hitler

That's because he said "they're rapists". In German of course.
Feel free to show the class how it was a religious thing though. This oughta be good. Jews voted against Hitler because he was a Christian, amirite?

 

[Pogo]

They've made their priorities pretty clear, that's for sure, and the Big Fella doesn't appear to be #1.

The thing is Mac....NOTHING the Left has pushed on good, real Americans has been beneficial for good real Americans. EVERYTHING sold by the Left, by design, benefits the filth within our society while fucking over everybody decent. Real Americans are done with that twisted bullshit.
For years the Loons have demanded that Conservatives shred their Bibles

------------------------- linkie?

There have been any number of churches that have posted bible verses in front of their sanctuaries about Adam and Eve and other controversial doctrines and have received Ire from the PC community as it was "insensitive".

That's not what the poster claimed, nor is it a link to anything, nor are you the poster quoted.

Other than those three things.................. erudite thought.

 

[Polishprince]

That's your opinion. Their opinion differs.

It's doubtful they will vacate the political scene while there is an enemy that seeks to wipe them from the public arena.

Now, again. Who else could they support? Names are helpful.

Why would they be "supporting" anybody as a bloc in the first place?

Far as I know we still don't run a theocracy (yet).

The reason why Christians vote as a bloc against the libs is because of the Christophobia.

Much like if you look at German elections in 1932, the Jews voted heavily against Mr. Hitler

That's because he said "they're rapists". In German of course.
Feel free to show the class how it was a religious thing though. This oughta be good. Jews voted against Hitler because he was a Christian, amirite?

Exactly. Hitler made up bullshit about the Jewish faith, much like libs do about the Evangelical faith today.

The only difference is that Hitler didn't act shocked when he didn't get the Jewish vote

 

[Pogo]

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."

This is not mere gullibility; it is utter corruption.
It is neither. It is realism. No leader with strong Christian values is going to make it through the muck to the top of the Hill. I would suggest that the evangelicals got tired of getting nowhere and decided that it was better to fight dirty than to never get abortion outlawed. Or homosexuality forced back into the closet. No doubt those things are more important to them than the minor tarnishment of picking a man who does not meet their moral standards. Voting for him doesn't mean they personally act like him in their daily lives, does it?

There are very few supporters of Donald Trump of any stripe who don't begin with "I don't like the way he.....(fill in the blank) BUT....." They want to get certain things accomplished. Those who actually LIKE Trump's personality are probably from NYC, where they're used to attitudes and mouths like that.

----------------------------- i'm RURAL as can be and have been for 50 of my 70 years and I unashamedly support the TRUMP with a few problems . Trump was the only American in the election that he won Old Lady .

"The only American"??

You know his father came from a very wonderful place in Germany, right?

--------------------------- yeah , TRUMP and maybe Cruz were the ONLY Americans on that stage for nomination Pogo . Trump in particular has American Style , thinking was raised in the USA , has no ACCENT , looks American and I like his rebuilding of USA Military . He also has a good looking family that seem to back their DAD the one and only President Donald Trump and he is a builder of lasting things like YUGE Buildings Pogo .

EVERYBODY has an accent. Including you, including me. Tell me where "Yuge" comes from.

I see your point about "looks American" though. Never thought of that --- he paints himself orange so he can look more Indian?

 

[Pogo]

That's your opinion. Their opinion differs.

It's doubtful they will vacate the political scene while there is an enemy that seeks to wipe them from the public arena.

Now, again. Who else could they support? Names are helpful.

Why would they be "supporting" anybody as a bloc in the first place?

Far as I know we still don't run a theocracy (yet).

The reason why Christians vote as a bloc against the libs is because of the Christophobia.

Much like if you look at German elections in 1932, the Jews voted heavily against Mr. Hitler

That's because he said "they're rapists". In German of course.
Feel free to show the class how it was a religious thing though. This oughta be good. Jews voted against Hitler because he was a Christian, amirite?

Exactly. Hitler made up bullshit about the Jewish faith, much like libs do about the Evangelical faith today.

The only difference is that Hitler didn't act shocked when he didn't get the Jewish vote

This reminds me of 2016 when Rump was running for POTUS at the same time David Duke was running for Senate.

And in Sleaziana, Duke the Klanner had more black support that Rump did.

 

[Pogo]

Question in point: Who else would the Evangelicals support?

Great question but they certainly are NOT supporting the teachings of Jesus & the gospel by supporting the politics of greed, hate, and deception.

Politics should be free from religion & vice versa.

Maybe evangelicals should just stick to supporting Jesus?

Are you saying that your Christianity forbids you to vote?

Nope

---------------------------- who else would Evangelicals support . Well , there was no one else suitable in the Election that TRUMP won for President .

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

Evan McMullin comes to mind. A major reason Rump couldn't win the vote in Utah. Rump's thoughtful critique was to call him "McMuffin" and bleat "I never even heard of this guy before. Nobody did."[32]

For a Rumpbot, that's as deep as you need to get. "Oh really? A plastic orange-faced blowhard who's never held a job or taken any kind of responsibility and been handed everything all his life, never heard of this McMullin guy? Well that's enough for me, there's no way I can vote for somebody an orange buffoon never heard of, nosiree Bob".

 

[The Original Tree]

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."

The OP does not want to talk about The DemNazi Left's platform of Legalized Child Prostitution, Teaching Children Homosexuality, Gender Fluidity, Their Dependency on Importing Brown Latino Slaves to work in DimTwat Sweat Shops and on their DemTard plantations and a whole host of Left Tard Moral Diseases, and things we can't afford to do...

Yet he wants to lecture the board on "Christianity" while he cheered on Bill Clinton's Sex-Capades on The Lolita Express when he and Hillary had Sex Orgies with Children, and while Obama weaponized Government against faith based and conservative organizations?

YET THE OP SPEWS ANTI=CHRISTIAN and ANTISEMITIC Hatred on the regular, yet wants to lecture us about GOD?

BTW, I think God is about Ready to throw California in to The Pacific and rain down fire and brimstone upon it like Sodom and Gomorrah.

The OP should move there. I heard it is a great place to do Heroin and step in Shit.

 

[bodecea]

That's your opinion. Their opinion differs.

It's doubtful they will vacate the political scene while there is an enemy that seeks to wipe them from the public arena.

Now, again. Who else could they support? Names are helpful.

Why would they be "supporting" anybody as a bloc in the first place?

Far as I know we still don't run a theocracy (yet).

The reason why Christians vote as a bloc against the libs is because of the Christophobia.

Much like if you look at German elections in 1932, the Jews voted heavily against Mr. Hitler

That's because he said "they're rapists". In German of course.
Feel free to show the class how it was a religious thing though. This oughta be good. Jews voted against Hitler because he was a Christian, amirite?

Exactly. Hitler made up bullshit about the Jewish faith, much like libs do about the Evangelical faith today.

The only difference is that Hitler didn't act shocked when he didn't get the Jewish vote

Fundies as persecuted as Jews were in Hitler's Germany.......

 

[EvilCat Breath]

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."

Jesus is no respecter of persons. He will be saying those words to billions indiscriminately.

There were no evangelicals for Jesus to say anything to.

 

[Pogo]

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."

The OP does not want to talk about The DemNazi Left's platform of Legalized Child Prostitution, Teaching Children Homosexuality, Gender Fluidity, Their Dependency on Importing Brown Latino Slaves to work in DimTwat Sweat Shops and on their DemTard plantations and a whole host of Left Tard Moral Diseases, and things we can't afford to do...

Yet he wants to lecture the board on "Christianity" while he cheered on Bill Clinton's Sex-Capades on The Lolita Express when he and Hillary had Sex Orgies with Children, and while Obama weaponized Government against faith based and conservative organizations?

YET THE OP SPEWS ANTI=CHRISTIAN and ANTISEMITIC Hatred on the regular, yet wants to lecture us about GOD?

BTW, I think God is about Ready to throw California in to The Pacific and rain down fire and brimstone upon it like Sodom and Gomorrah.

The OP should move there. I heard it is a great place to do Heroin and step in Shit.

You seem to be laboring under the ludicrous idea that bolding your text will force it to make some kind of sense.

You're trying too hard. The OP is about simple Hypocrisy. That's it.

 

[Pogo]

That's your opinion. Their opinion differs.

It's doubtful they will vacate the political scene while there is an enemy that seeks to wipe them from the public arena.

Now, again. Who else could they support? Names are helpful.

Why would they be "supporting" anybody as a bloc in the first place?

Far as I know we still don't run a theocracy (yet).

The reason why Christians vote as a bloc against the libs is because of the Christophobia.

Much like if you look at German elections in 1932, the Jews voted heavily against Mr. Hitler

That's because he said "they're rapists". In German of course.
Feel free to show the class how it was a religious thing though. This oughta be good. Jews voted against Hitler because he was a Christian, amirite?

Exactly. Hitler made up bullshit about the Jewish faith, much like libs do about the Evangelical faith today.

The only difference is that Hitler didn't act shocked when he didn't get the Jewish vote

Fundies as persecuted as Jews were in Hitler's Germany.......

Illustration of a dead giveaway that the goal is complete homogenous domination​

 

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The left uses Trump's past to criticize and demean him in an attempt to undermine the support he receives from Christians. They're not getting it. Christian's support Trump because he defends our rights. He picked a Strong Christian man for VP. We don't care about someone's past. That's what they don't get.