Donald Trump is the bloated narcissist the Christian right has been searching for all along

[Binkie The Clown]

One of the questions vexing the mediocre punditry of American discourse is how Donald Trump—a former star of the tabloids with a track record of scandal and little history of religious affiliation—is polling so well with evangelical Christians. Poll results vary, but Trump consistently has 20 to 30 percent support among Christian conservatives. The numbers are impressive considering his opponents include Ben Carson and Mike Huckabee. Recent reports indicate that many evangelical leaders are uncomfortable with Trump’s candidacy, but the most recent national poll has Trump at 24 percent among white evangelicals (although Cruz has recently pulled ahead of Trump in Iowa, thanks in part to the evangelical vote.)

But Trump and America’s religious right are not as different as one would think. If any corner of American Christianity encourages narcissism, it’s conservative evangelical Christianity.

One of the oddest traits of many deeply religious people is their self-professed humility even as they claim to understand the plan of the creator of the universe as well as their own special role in its development. The late Christopher Hitchens perfectly summarized the brand of arrogance that wears the mask of modesty: “Don’t mind me—I’m only on an errand for God.”

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[Mass]

1. May be. Or may be just polls are crap.

These days, only 10 % of people called complete polls. There is absolutely no attempt to figure out if these polling samples are representative or not. And frankly, the newsmedia do not care. Polls, whether they are solid or biased, with a large or a small MOE, with differences that are statistically representative or not, allow 24 hours news channel to talk, talk, and talk.

I do not necessarily disagree with the author's opinion, but I would not take a poll as proof of anything. Most polls have about 400 people. Assuming white evangelicals are 1/3 of the polling sample, it would be a little less than 150 people. 24 % of this sample would be around 37 people.

So, we probably will know more in early February. For now, I will continue to look and wait to see if this country has become crazy.

[whatthehey]

2. Yah pretty much. Sheep need a shepherd.

[Wellstone ruled]

3. And the sheep do not see what they are following.

Hate to say it,but,this smells like and sounds like the same garbage of the late Religious Hate Monger of the 1930's. Not sure of the name,he was want to be Preacher from the East Coast.

[Binkie The Clown]

4. Is this the guy you mean?

[Wellstone ruled]

5. Not sure of the spelling of his name,

but remember hand out literature we seen as kids. Something like Caughin,believe his was Irish and had some connection to the Irish Police Order in New York.

[chade]

7. Father Coughlin?

[Wellstone ruled]

8. Hey thanks,that the Guy.

Remember this picture hanging in many a home in Northwestern Wisconsin in the Early Forties and in our School Library in a History book.

[Initech]

6. It wasn't George W Bush?

[polichick]

9. This is a good read! k&r