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ck4829

(35,062 posts)
Tue Nov 12, 2019, 07:31 PM Nov 2019

Right wing evangelicals launch project to *NOT* register voters. Yes, you read that right.

Over the weekend, Christian pseudo-historian David Barton helped organize a “ProFamily Legislators Conference” meant to brief attendees on how conservatives are working to tear down the wall between church and state.

Barton is one of the proponents of Project Blitz (which has since been rebranded as “Freedom for All”), the Christian Right’s playbook that includes draft legislation meant to inundate lawmakers in the hope that at least some of their bills pass.

But one picture from the event tells you a lot about how these people think. (I was alerted to it by Freedom From Religion Foundation attorney Andrew Seidel.)

In a talk by pollster George Barna, there’s a slide with the headline “Election Action” that appears to encourage Christians not to conduct voter registration drives that target young people. Why? Because those voters are likely to oppose conservatives.

https://friendlyatheist.patheos.com/2019/11/12/christian-nationalists-are-apparently-trying-to-avoid-registering-young-voters/

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Right wing evangelicals launch project to *NOT* register voters. Yes, you read that right. (Original Post) ck4829 Nov 2019 OP
I really don't care if they do or not, as long as they don't rip up voter registrations. milestogo Nov 2019 #1
These evangelicals couldn't find their own ass with two hands. flying_wahini Nov 2019 #2
hmm, okay, so they won't have proselytizing a holes volunteering to register people to vote. Thomas Hurt Nov 2019 #3
Well, that's exactly what they are doing. ret5hd Nov 2019 #5
If they were smart D_Master81 Nov 2019 #4
Fine Mz Pip Nov 2019 #6
Glad to see this on latest threads, the lastest threads page is full of crap Eliot Rosewater Nov 2019 #7
And here's what you say to people that think this is good TlalocW Nov 2019 #8
Strategery. C_U_L8R Nov 2019 #9
Get your drift, but one slide is not a project. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Nov 2019 #10
This is what it's all about mountain grammy Nov 2019 #11
Good thinking! paleotn Nov 2019 #12
That would be hilarious if it wasn't so pathetic. defacto7 Nov 2019 #13
Careful, someone might have an independent thought. That doesn't work for the Trump cult. Initech Nov 2019 #14
Paul Weyrich in 1980: Garrett78 Nov 2019 #15

flying_wahini

(6,589 posts)
2. These evangelicals couldn't find their own ass with two hands.
Tue Nov 12, 2019, 07:36 PM
Nov 2019

Not too worried about them not registering people to vote.

Thomas Hurt

(13,903 posts)
3. hmm, okay, so they won't have proselytizing a holes volunteering to register people to vote.
Tue Nov 12, 2019, 07:37 PM
Nov 2019

Not sure I see a down side here.

Now, if they are telling people to volunteer and then selectively approach only people who meet the christofascist's profile, that is another thing entirely.

Eliot Rosewater

(31,109 posts)
7. Glad to see this on latest threads, the lastest threads page is full of crap
Tue Nov 12, 2019, 08:05 PM
Nov 2019

like music, recipes, etc.

No coincidence. Not everyone doing that is...but some of it is by design

TlalocW

(15,380 posts)
8. And here's what you say to people that think this is good
Tue Nov 12, 2019, 08:28 PM
Nov 2019

It must suck that your god is either unwilling or not powerful enough to help you convince enough people to vote for your version of his agenda.

TlalocW

mountain grammy

(26,619 posts)
11. This is what it's all about
Tue Nov 12, 2019, 09:38 PM
Nov 2019

The Christian extremists want a theocracy. I think legal gay marriage put them over the top, plus how close we came to a woman president..not good for male dominance, you know.

paleotn

(17,911 posts)
12. Good thinking!
Tue Nov 12, 2019, 09:53 PM
Nov 2019

Don't register christo-nuts to vote. I like it!

On Edit: Pays to actually look at the photo. Don't register anyone but old, evilgelicals That makes sense. Then again, evilgelicals aren't really hot about registering voters anyway.

Oh, and that socialism thing they're so worked up about on that slide...yea...we're going to turn your kids gay and your wifey poo into a raging feminist. Then we'll force feed you soy until you don't have enough testosterone left to grow chest hair. That usually makes their eyes bulge out and their faces turn red. Love it!

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