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shockey80

(4,379 posts)
Sat Feb 4, 2017, 12:32 PM Feb 2017

Many evangelicals would vote for the devil himself if he supported their political beliefs.

You can not spend your whole life praising jesus and vote for someone like trump. Hypocrites. Trump is everything jesus preached against. This is where i have problems with organized religion. I hate hypocrites. I have a big problem when people try and cross the line of separation of church and state.


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Many evangelicals would vote for the devil himself if he supported their political beliefs. (Original Post) shockey80 Feb 2017 OP
I have said the same thing Longtime lurker 99 Feb 2017 #1
I spoke with a evangelical millionaire businessman yesterday Mr. Ected Feb 2017 #2
I know people like this as well. Initech Feb 2017 #23
My sister among them Qanisqineq Feb 2017 #3
Zealot Christians and Radical Muslims really do have a lot in common...one of my fave videos: TrekLuver Feb 2017 #4
Alas my fear is that they will get together! great video. nt delisen Feb 2017 #6
True their excuse for Trump is that God is using him to accomplish God's goals. delisen Feb 2017 #5
What BS huh? workinclasszero Feb 2017 #22
They already did! ananda Feb 2017 #7
There's a long history in those parts of believing BS because they want to... JHB Feb 2017 #8
I can add a couple more Runningdawg Feb 2017 #11
Prosperity gospel evangelicals who think making money is more important helping the poor kimbutgar Feb 2017 #9
They would vote against Jesus, and then have him executed Crunchy Frog Feb 2017 #10
They would choose Barrabas JHB Feb 2017 #12
the only way that these evangelical preachers exist is on the money of those stupid enough to Horse with no Name Feb 2017 #13
Many evangelicals would vote for the devil himself. 3catwoman3 Feb 2017 #14
Yes, They Would AnnieBW Feb 2017 #15
IME, many churches have gotten to where their philosophy is totally intertwined with the Republican, raccoon Feb 2017 #16
Trump makes an amazing Satan. The best. VOX Feb 2017 #17
I think they may have already done so.... GeoWilliam750 Feb 2017 #18
That's because they are the worst people in this country. alarimer Feb 2017 #19
I wonder how many of these people liquid diamond Feb 2017 #20
They already did! workinclasszero Feb 2017 #21
It's fun calling them out and laughing at their perv pres... dembotoz Feb 2017 #24
 
1. I have said the same thing
Sat Feb 4, 2017, 12:36 PM
Feb 2017

If the devil was a republican and Jesus was a Democrat they would vote for the devil and say Jesus isn't Christian enough.

Mr. Ected

(9,670 posts)
2. I spoke with a evangelical millionaire businessman yesterday
Sat Feb 4, 2017, 12:40 PM
Feb 2017

A devout Christian. He told me that Obama and Hillary were in the process of destroying our nation and everything we believe in. He said that he is a friend of a nationally-recognized preacher who sat with Trump recently. He said the preacher told him that he felt an enormous surge of "Godliness" from Trump.

You can't make this shit up.

The lens through which the evangelicals judge a man's morality is skewed by their political beliefs. The party that most exemplifies the teachings of Jesus of Nazareth has somehow been relegated to enemy status.

Initech

(100,040 posts)
23. I know people like this as well.
Sat Feb 4, 2017, 08:14 PM
Feb 2017

My dad had dinner with one of his uber wealthy clients and they were iterating the same thing - praising Trump and trashing Obama / Hillary. These are the kind of people we need to start winning over, but it won't be easy.

Qanisqineq

(4,826 posts)
3. My sister among them
Sat Feb 4, 2017, 12:40 PM
Feb 2017

I recently unfriended her on Facebook because I couldn't take all the meanspirited posts anymore.

People on welfare are like animals in a park, we should not give them any handouts because they will become dependent.

Allowing immigrants in is pointless, it won't solve the world poverty problem. They should just stay where they are.

So many others.

Finally, Drumpf is a mean president because we've all been orphaned so long. He will lead us back to god or some shit. He is the new savior.

Blech. We didn't communicate anyway and I prefer to remember her the way she used to be before she married an evangelical.

delisen

(6,042 posts)
5. True their excuse for Trump is that God is using him to accomplish God's goals.
Sat Feb 4, 2017, 12:47 PM
Feb 2017

Thus Trump may be a horrible sinner but God is working through him. They would make the same excuse for Satan.

Christian Cultists.

 

workinclasszero

(28,270 posts)
22. What BS huh?
Sat Feb 4, 2017, 07:54 PM
Feb 2017

So why did they get so outraged over Bill Clinton when he was prez?

Fucking hypocrites!

They want power over other peoples lives and bushel baskets full of money...Period!

Ayn Rand is their real 'savior' and Mammon is there god!

JHB

(37,157 posts)
8. There's a long history in those parts of believing BS because they want to...
Sat Feb 4, 2017, 12:53 PM
Feb 2017

Examples:
Proctor & Gamble's moon logo was a sign of a pact with the devil
The peace symbol comes from Satanism
The band KISS' name stands for Knights In Service of Satan

Halloween is Satanic
Dungeons & Dragons is Satanic
Harry Potter is Satanic
The Lord of the Rings was Satanic until they fixated on Harry Potter instead, and the movies came out so they finally actually learned what the story was and could see all the Christian allegory. Not that they'll admit a switch; the current view is always "'twas always thus."

And that's just off the top of my head.

Runningdawg

(4,514 posts)
11. I can add a couple more
Sat Feb 4, 2017, 01:03 PM
Feb 2017

Only the possessed live in cities. No true Christian would ever live there, those that do are going to hell.
Anything Disney promotes witchcraft. Allowing your child to play with a Disney toy, is allowing your child to practice witchcraft.

kimbutgar

(21,056 posts)
9. Prosperity gospel evangelicals who think making money is more important helping the poor
Sat Feb 4, 2017, 12:55 PM
Feb 2017

They would attack Jesus if he came back to earth and talked like he did and accuse him of being a liberal.

Horse with no Name

(33,956 posts)
13. the only way that these evangelical preachers exist is on the money of those stupid enough to
Sat Feb 4, 2017, 01:22 PM
Feb 2017

support their churches.

These people are indoctrinated christian soldiers.

Make no mistake....they preach that their way of life is constantly under attack when it clearly isn't.
They preach us vs. them.

The last thing they want to promote is world peace and love thy neighbor.

People might decide that they don't need to support their institutions AND their livelihood if they realized the world isn't as dark and ugly as they like to pretend.

3catwoman3

(23,950 posts)
14. Many evangelicals would vote for the devil himself.
Sat Feb 4, 2017, 06:04 PM
Feb 2017

As noted in post #7 above, it seems thay already have. And his legions of demons, as well.

raccoon

(31,105 posts)
16. IME, many churches have gotten to where their philosophy is totally intertwined with the Republican,
Sat Feb 4, 2017, 06:24 PM
Feb 2017

conservative, right-wing philosophy.

And evangelical Xians--I can't stand them. They think they're better than anybody who doesn't believe exactly the way they believe. They are hypocrites--they act like they are sooo godly and they commit adultery and cheat on their taxes, etc., as much as the next person.

If you're not "saved" like they say they are, they act like you're a sex offender.

Oh, and they certainly helped inflict dt on this country that they profess to love.

I can't stand them. I have to keep reminding myself there are some Christians who aren't like that.

VOX

(22,976 posts)
17. Trump makes an amazing Satan. The best.
Sat Feb 4, 2017, 06:36 PM
Feb 2017

He's everything you'd want from "pleased to meet you, hope you guess my name": Indulgence of every kind; his dark vision of America; an "uncomfortably close" relationship with his daughter; his vanity and self-fixation; his burning need to be adored; the evil imps Bannon and Flynn at his side, whispering in his ear; calling forth violence at his rallies; charming the cynical and the gullible, etc.

Central casting couldn't do better.

alarimer

(16,245 posts)
19. That's because they are the worst people in this country.
Sat Feb 4, 2017, 07:44 PM
Feb 2017

Worse than any other group, in my opinion, for the simple reason that they want to shove their religion down everyone else's throat. Catholics, Jews and Muslims don't do that, generally.

They are also cheat, lie and steal more than anyone else for the simple reason that they have a "get out of jail free" card. All they have to do is ask for forgiveness. That's it. Even Catholics have to do penance.

 

liquid diamond

(1,917 posts)
20. I wonder how many of these people
Sat Feb 4, 2017, 07:45 PM
Feb 2017

have actually read the teachings of Jesus in the New Testament.

Religion is only a cover for their hate and bigotry.

 

workinclasszero

(28,270 posts)
21. They already did!
Sat Feb 4, 2017, 07:47 PM
Feb 2017

Trump is the BLOTUS and the Devil is the father of all lies.

His second in command (?) Bannon is an admirer of Satan!

Google it.

dembotoz

(16,785 posts)
24. It's fun calling them out and laughing at their perv pres...
Sat Feb 4, 2017, 08:18 PM
Feb 2017

And I can now type the word hypocrite without spell check

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