Maybe next time evangelicals vote they'll read the Gospels 1st-instead of electing fucking Caligula

[kpete]

Babies and kids are getting teargassed. How do Christians square with that?

Make no mistake: Trump is testing whether he can get away with things like firing tear gas at young children. He is hoping these images harden his supporters to even worse acts to come. And he is banking on racism to get his way. We must oppose and condemn this. NOW.

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[empedocles]

1. Hate is a powerful political tool

[watoos]

3. Then mix it with fear, even if the fear is ginned up.

[pazzyanne]

4. But it is also immoral.

Hate does not bring about greatness. It does not bring about success. It does not improve the spirit. It does not elevate the standing of humans in the animal kingdom, in fact it does the opposite. It does not give the inhabitants of a hateful nation peace. HATE. IS. THE. ENEMY!!!

[Initech]

10. And right now hate is a plague spreading far across the world.

We're only seeing the beginning, things are going to get much worse.

[beachbum bob]

2. they don't vote based on actual morality....that hasn;t happened in decades

[watoos]

5. I live in the middle of them in central Pa.

and for decades it has been portraying Democrats as baby killers. So I ask them, why are Republicans against contraceptives?
I ask them if they believe that making abortion illegal will magically cure the problem, most answer yes. Then I ask them to explain why do countries that have the strictest laws against abortion also have the highest % of abortions. They flat out don't believe that one.

I ask them why can't we do things without passing a law, like making adoptions easier, like making contraceptives available, like doing a better job at sex education?

Republican politicians don't want to solve a problem they want a political talking point. One thing that Trump has done is to show that Repugs are phony Christians.

[PatSeg]

11. This sums it up

"Republican politicians don't want to solve a problem they want a political talking point."

[Achilleaze]

6. "Tear Gas for Tots" - republicans demonstrating their "family values"

[watoos]

32. It's pretty sad, but mind if I steal that quote?

[Achilleaze]

36. You are welcome to it. Anything to help stop republican attacks on children and...

families...

[Paladin]

7. Amen, John Fugelsang. Caligula II is exactly who we're burdened with. (nt)

[Initech]

9. Caligula 2 golfs with billionaires while America burns.

Oh and he's terrible at it!

[Rural_Progressive]

55. Hey, but he supports the faith

"Now people say, 'Well Frank but how can you defend him, when he's lived such a sordid life?', I never said he was the best example of the Christian faith. He defends the faith. And I appreciate that very much."

Actual quote from Franklin Graham. Apparently you can break all ten of the commandments, do exactly the opposite of what Christ is said to have preached but as long as you "defend the faith" you're just peachy with the evangelical crowd.

Yuck.

[Paladin]

56. The evangelicals have a lot to answer for. (nt)

[Initech]

8. Evangelicals don't give a flying fuck about the gospel!

If they did, they'd be welcoming these people with open arms. Instead they're telling them to get the fuck out and encouraging this piece of shit president to fire on innocent people. It's so fucked up!

[safeinOhio]

19. They can find a loop hole in the OT or Paul.

Not in the words of Jesus.

see: Redletter Bible with all the words Jesus spoke in red letters. note, there are none about abortion or gay marriage.

[watoos]

33. They ususally hang out in the OT.

[smirkymonkey]

25. +1000

This!

[Hermit-The-Prog]

12. evangelists of evil

It needs to be pointed out what these evangelicals are evangelising: evil; doing deliberate harm to others for personal gratification.

[luvtheGWN]

16. Yes -- rightwing evangelicals need to be demonized,

just as the Clintons, the Obamas, Obamacare etc. have been demonized by the GOP. Problem is, progressives and Democrats in general aren't very good at demonizing anybody or anything. Wonder why that is.........hey, I think I know -- they have kind hearts and love for their fellow humans.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

45. nobody demonized RW evangelicals

I said they are evangelising evil; I did not say they are demons. They're human beings promoting an agenda that is dangerous and harmful to others, and they are doing it for their own gain. They are willing to inflict harm to satisfy their greed for money and power.

[lilactime]

13. Evangelicals don't give a shit about kids once they're born.

[Ferrets are Cool]

14. Hate filled people see what they WANT to see and when they read the

bible, they don't see what I see on the pages.

[MineralMan]

15. That's not going to happen.

They didn't read them before, nor will they read them in the future.

[LakeSuperiorView]

17. Hard to justify hate and fear based on the Gospels

Much easier to just pick and choose from the Old Testament

[lark]

18. I saw a sign of sanity yesterday from the pre-eminent Baptist church in my area.

My sister, who still is a believer, watched the Sunday TV show of First Baptist and was amazed when the pastor talked about their responsibility to repudiate any leader who lies constantly, who uses his bully pulpit to increase racial tensions and one who uses their office to enrich themselves. He said Jesus called for christians to help the needy, not hurt them.

OMG, he never mentioned drumpf by name, but he was obviously telling his thousands of followers not to tolerate drumpfs crimes and not to support him, that he is NOT a man of God.

Woohoo for emerging sanity from a very large Evangelical church,may it spread throughout the land.

[watoos]

35. I must bring this up too.

I am Catholic and our pastor has been a real Christian and we are in the middle of Republicans in Pa.

I read the readings every so often in church and I was in the back talking with our deacon. I just brought up Trump, he shook his head and told me to listen to his sermon, this was the Sunday before the election. To make a long story short,He tied love of neighbor to how we decide who to vote for. I was a bit shocked because our deacon was a farmer who I just assumed was a gung ho Republican.

Our pastor, a monsignor, always makes it a point to pray for the poor, for refugees, for the homeless, for the hungry. I actually smile when he is giving one of those sermons.

That was the happy story, the sad story is that Republicans won my district 80-20. They need to pay better attention at Mass.

[hostalover]

37. Wow! That is great to hear. My husband's Methodist minister actually encouraged his "flock" to

vote for trump in 2016, not actually naming him, of course. I am happily not religious.

[LAS14]

42. Can you give us an idea of where your area is? A largeish city, maybe?....

... a wealthy suburb? Not all "evangelical" churches are alike.

[lark]

43. Jacksonville, FL a traditionally deep red city that flipped Blue this year for the first time

in 30 years. I think there's close to a million people living here, so large-ish. First Baptist is located in the center of downtown and has always been very dominant politically in this area. They were pro-drumpf in 2016, so it's very remarkable that the pastor has turned against the serial philanderer. Oh yeah, he mentioned that as well, when our leaders are immoral and have consistently not honored their wedding vows, this is not someone that deserves support.

[ginnyinWI]

20. If he thought he could get away with cutting them down

with machine guns, he most certainly would. He has no heart whatsoever.

The world is watching. Despots and dictators around the world are going to see what the USA will now tolerate. Just look at Russia/Ukraine right now.

[5X]

21. caligula is perfect. delivering paper towels and rakes for christmas. n/t

[gordianot]

22. Those who carry out these orders are as guilty as those who gave the orders.

Tear gas is an internationally banned weapon of war. The United States signed this treaty.

[dlk]

23. The Sad Truth is Too Many Republicans Require Someone to Hate

It’s a pathology and decent Americans must counter this every day, in every way we can.

[bitterross]

24. They don't read the Bible. They listen to their Minister.

For the most part, they don't read the Bible. They go to church on Sundays and listen to what the MAN at the pulpit tells them. They do not question that man or any other authority figure. That would be going against their God to do so.

They will continue to be sheep.

[bronxiteforever]

26. He is Caligula.

[PaulX2]

27. Most Evangelicals Serve SATAN

Just sayyin....

[Mickju]

28. Maybe, but I wouldn't count on it.

I have no faith that evangelicals will do the moral thing.

[defacto7]

29. Christians are just going back to their roots.

330 to 1500+ ACE eg. genocide, torture, conquest, sacking, pillaging, rewriting history, propaganda etc. etc. not to mention Hitler who was, according to his Mein Kampf, a Catholic for life. It's not much different than ancient Rome.

It's history.

[packman]

30. But Jesus said, Suffer little children

It's in the Bible - Or, at least, the part Trump read and understands

[FakeNoose]

46. That was a bad translation

In proper idiomatic English he was saying, "Let the little children come to me, and I'll teach them."

I think the King James translation used "suffer" as a synonym for "allow" or "let." But the English language has evolved a lot since the King James version was written 400 years ago.

[packman]

47. Yah, I knew that - Just goes to show

that people who believe the Bible is immutable and "God's" word are full of shit. From ancient Hebrew, through Greek/Latin/Early English to modern day , the Good Book (as they say) has been so changed and modified that I laff and laff when anyone quotes it.

[Va Lefty]

31. I wouldn't hold my breath

[Bettie]

34. If it isn't their children or grandchildren getting it

they simply don't care.

That is the long and short of it, they simply don't care.

[Scurrilous]

38. K&R

[delisen]

39. Evangelical Christian is Old Testament christian is not christian

The focus of many evangelical preachers is the negatives of the Old Testament--the punishments, the stoning, war, evil, unforgiveness

They avoid the the positive messages in the Old Testament just as they ignore most of the Love gosper of the New Testament.

Theirs is a Tiny Bible.

[Racerdog1]

40. Evangelicals don't read

These dumb ass sheep love to be told how to think, act and do. Hence that is how they get hoodwinked into giving their mind and money to these false prophets.

[LAS14]

41. K & R

[apnu]

44. Evangelicals don't read. They watch TV, they do what the TV tells them.

Pat Robertson, Jim Bakker, the 700 Club, Joel Ostein and a parade of snake oil salesmen before those clowns.

TV is the modern day tent revival circus.

[SDJay]

48. I Always Enjoy Telling the Fundies

in my family that, even though I do not go to church, I live a lot more like Actual Jesus than those hateful fuckers do. Most times, they'll turn beet-red, but that's mostly because they have absolutely no comeback whatsoever. A few of them have actually engaged me, and I've asked them to point out where in the Bible it talks about Jesus teaching people to hate women, minorities, foreigners, poor people, sick people, gay folks, etc.

Most of the time, they'll try to cherry-pick some arcane or totally out-of-context quote from the Old Testament. That prompts me to wag a finger and remind them that if they're CHRISTian, they follow the teachings of CHRIST. That = New Testament. That enrages them even more.

The problem is that with the emergence of Dump, they no longer care that people know that they're total fucking hypocrites. So is he, so it's all good.

Still, I've made it a point to fuck with them more than I used to. We all should, frankly. Remind them that they're bad people who believe bad things for bad reasons. Shame them.

[Garrett78]

49. And maybe monkeys will fly out of my ass.

[SleeplessinSoCal]

50. how do we force Evangelicals to stop claiming to be "pro-life"?

Not just over asylum seekers, but climate change related death.

[D23MIURG23]

51. Maybe, but I doubt it.

Most evangelicals prioritize believing in the fairy story over following the behavioral prescriptions of jesus, so the fact that their leader is a sadistic pervert doesn't really matter as long as he says the right applause lines.

It's very convenient if you are Donald Trump or Ted Haggert.

[orangecrush]

52. Sickening

How much longer?

[diva77]

53. + infinity! I cannot recommend this enough!!!!!!!!

[dlk]

54. Don't Hold Your Breath - Evangelicalism is All About White Male Supremacy (and Money)

[Nitram]

57. "...next time evangelicals vote they'll read the Gospels 1st instead of electing fucking Caligula"

No, they'd vote for Caligula if he promised to prohibit abortion.