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Mariana

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18. Their support for Trump is religious in nature.

Reply to NeoGreen (Original post)

Thu Jul 2, 2020, 08:17 PM

Jul 2020

They believe he is God's own hand-picked man for the office of President, whom God raised up and put in place to implement his will. Opposition to Trump, therefore, is the same as opposition to God. Nothing he does or doesn't do, is ever going to convince them otherwise.

The Bible is stuffed with stories about awful men who, according to the stories, God put into positions of great power over others, and showered with his favor and his blessings. These men perpetrated evil that Trump hasn't dreamed of doing, sometimes on God's direct orders, and God rewarded them for it. Considering this, there really isn't any way to convince Christians that God would never favor someone like Trump. The Bible very clearly tells them that the opposite is true.

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Survey: 82% of White Evangelicals Would Vote for Trump if Elections Were Today [View all] NeoGreen Jul 2020 OP

They are destroying what they claim to love most of all with their rank, rank, rank hypocrisy hlthe2b Jul 2020 #1

And all other 'xians' of apparent caucasian decent who decry the evangelicals... NeoGreen Jul 2020 #2

Trump won in 2016 because most Christians voted for him. Mariana Jul 2020 #19

bottom line, trump has brought massive victories and why would they not support him. They have NO beachbumbob Jul 2020 #3

Sycophant is as... NeoGreen Jul 2020 #4

yep, they all attract each other for sure and karma can help with some of this beachbumbob Jul 2020 #5

In other words, 82% of white evangelicals would vote for a racist, bigot, and sexist if the election still_one Jul 2020 #6

Yep, as would 54% of apparently caucasian catholics... NeoGreen Jul 2020 #7

and over 75% of American Jews will NOT vote for trump, though that isn't listed in still_one Jul 2020 #14

White evangelicals now make up 17% of the population edhopper Jul 2020 #8

And what percent of the population are apparently caucasian catholics and protetants?... NeoGreen Jul 2020 #9

Right now edhopper Jul 2020 #10

Not according to the Pew data presented above... NeoGreen Jul 2020 #11

That chart edhopper Jul 2020 #12

The dark blue is 'strong approve' the light blue is 'approve' and together they give... NeoGreen Jul 2020 #13

A quote/excerpt from your cited source... NeoGreen Jul 2020 #15

That was Jan edhopper Jul 2020 #16

Pew's data appears to contradict that result... NeoGreen Jul 2020 #17

Their support for Trump is religious in nature. Mariana Jul 2020 #18

They have apparently read only parts of their "holy book".. Permanut Jul 2020 #20

Everyone who quotes the Bible does so selectively. Act_of_Reparation Jul 2020 #21