44% of White Evangelicals Claim ‘Trump Has Strong Moral Character’

[KamaAina]

Not The Onion!!

http://www.patheos.com/blogs/progressivesecularhumanist/2016/10/44-of-white-evangelicals-claim-trump-has-strong-moral-character/

Many white evangelicals believe Trump demonstrates strong moral character.

A new poll shows 44% of white evangelicals believe Trump demonstrates “strong moral character,” while only 18% of those with no religion agree.

A recent ABC/WaPo poll confirms what many have long suspected concerning the moral judgement of evangelicals, or lack thereof.

Noting the irony of white evangelicals claiming a man who openly brags about sexually assaulting women has strong moral character, Politico reporter Dan Diamond tweeted out the results of the poll:

[elleng]

1. UNBELIEVABLE!

WTF DO they 'believe?'

Did see an interview with 5 of them recently, and I had the same response then.

[ohnoyoudidnt]

2. To be fair

Evangelicals believe in a lot of stupid shit.

[ronnie624]

21. lol

[Warpy]

22. Mostly, they believe whatever their preacher tells them to believe

because that will get them into heaven.

[tonyt53]

3. Just to make it clear, 44% of white evangelicals are racists and bigots.

I was raised in a Southern Baptist church. Nothing has changed with that 44% in 45 years.

[Emilybemily]

4. That means that

44% of white evangelicals have no morals.

[smirkymonkey]

10. Exactly!

That, and are complete idiots.

[Volaris]

19. Ooh ooh can I play too?

Strong Moral Character = Liburls BAD! Hayt baybee Jezuz!! Like Gaze!!! Liburls BAAAD!

Im now done with trying to convince them. Its time for 44% of white evangelicals to just go fuck themselves.

[Xipe Totec]

5. If, by Strong Moral Character, we mean a Viagra engorged Prick. nt

[Initech]

12. And hey Viagra is available in single packs now!

So go ahead, have an affair. Be sure to take her to an exotic locale like the Bahamas. The wife will think you're on a business trip! This post brought to you by Pfizer.

[Mc Mike]

6. They're very adept at doublethink.

And used to listening to their religious 'elders' telling them what to think, all the time.

[3catwoman3]

7. Willing suspension of disbelief is fine...

...if you are going to the movies or reading a book.

It is a dumbass way to choose the spiritual framework by which you will guide your life.

[Volaris]

20. It's also a pretty unuseful way to get anything solved in the non-spiritual world as well...

Calculus seems to work much more better lol. Idiots.

[world wide wally]

8. They mean he is a Republican

That IS their morals

[Jim Beard]

9. What they really want is the republicans promise

to fund religious schools with federal funds.

Edit spelling

[Initech]

29. And to make it so they don't have to pay taxes.

[Initech]

11. Define irony.

People screaming that transgender people shouldn't be allowed access to public bathrooms because a sex crime might take place. But an actual sex criminal with multiple accusations? Fuck, let's make this guy president!

[steve2470]

13. I think they need to reevaluate their definition of strong moral character! nt

[Skittles]

14. more proof it is all a sham

[JI7]

16. a large number of White Evangelicals have been exposed as the White Supremcists which they really

are and have always been.

yeah, they covered their bigotry by claiming to care about morals and shit but this election has exposed that shit.

[uponit7771]

31. That's what it looks like, I don't know how in the world they can tolerate his moral standard on ...

... many fronts

[UTUSN]

17. R#5 for, too *RICH* and Alternative Universe!1 n/t

[cheapdate]

18. i.e. He's a bigot and a misogynist like they are.

[colsohlibgal]

23. Ah, Even Delusional Politically

Love how Evangelicals cherry pick the Bible, just picking out certain tenets usually Old Testament stuff.

Those Holy Rollers who are fine with Trump are world record hypocrites.

[titaniumsalute]

24. I guess the good news is that 49% of White Evangelicals Do not think

that a Republican candidate has solid morals. That is probably the lowest number ever for a right wing Pres candidate.

[baldguy]

25. Thier idea of "strong moral character" includes serial adultery, rape & sexual harrassment

Repeatedly reneging on contractual obligations, refusing to comfort his ill nephew by taking away his medical insurance, etc, etc, etc.....

[beachbum bob]

26. 44% 0f white evangelicals lack moral character..... the way I read this

[TK9]

27. LORD, I beseech You, deliver us from them!

"Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are
doing." .

[dalton99]

28. Their true gospel: Blessed are evil men with money and power.

[MFM008]

30. Yes....rapist lying

Molesters usually do........

[whatthehey]

32. And he does

He has a character strongly aligned with the morality of evangelicals.

A morality which says the "other" is something to be despised, feared and attacked, which insists that facts and data are worth less than blind belief, which demeans women and lionizes a blustery braggart simulacrum of masculinity, and which claims oppressed victimhood for the victimizing oppressors.

[mnmoderatedem]

33. Evangelicals overwhelmingly re elected such luminaries as Mark Samford and David Vitter

it's not the first time they have looked the other way in these matters.

And it won't be the last