If Donald Trump is a man of faith, then he demonstrates the disconnect between religion and morality about as well as it can be done. When you look back all the horrors perpetrated in the name of faith, it is beyond me how people can see faith as a virtue. The Twin Towers were taken down in the name of faith.
"Trump, on the other hand, is a thrice-married racist who paid hush money to porn stars he was having affairs with when his current wife was pregnant with his fifth child. A sexual abuser. "
The right wing base sure do revel in their gullibility and ignorance, don’t they.
Here’s the thing, Trump is a person of faith because he supports the same cruel positions they hold dear, and on the same token, Biden is not a person of faith because his policies (some of them anyway, he was an author of some of the racism in the 90’s, some of which he’s walked back and remedied) are empathetic or kind to “the others”. So this survey illustrates the type of acceptable faith this population of Americans value. Even though I called them gullible and stupid, it is more about their lack of empathy or any sort of kindness than brains. They liked Trump from the beginning because he said a lot of cruel, hurtful and bigoted things and when he did harmful, cruel and bigoted things in office they ignored the harmful, cruel and bigoted things he did to them because they wanted those other things to happen to others. And because he validated their own cruel, hurtful, bigoted feelings.
I get down when I think about this group of assholes, but I have to tell myself they really are the minority and the youth are leaning toward kindness and tolerance. We need to keep cultivating that in our youth, but that is why so many folks like yesterday’s school board members are fighting so hard to become school board members and local, state and federal officials.
Agent Orange doesn't want to be a President. He doesn't want to be a dictator. He doesn't want to be a king, or an emperor.
Donald Trump wants to be a Pharaoh.
He wants to be a god-king, a living god on Earth. He doesn't just want to be obeyed, he wants to be worshipped as divine.
And his gun-and-Bible devotees already do. They don't think of him as a "man of faith," He's THE faith. Many already openly compare him to a Messiah, and they won't stop there. They want to call him God, and they'll do whatever their god orders them to do.
Mixed feelings, here. She should have retired- and not just when her most recent health troubles began. Seats in government are not meant to be personal fiefdoms, only transferable upon your death. There comes a time to pass the torch, and her time to do that came and went twenty years ago.
“The only reason anyone would seriously think he’s a person of faith is because Trump just tells people he is. They believe the lie. They buy into the pandering. Or else they think installing right-wing justices on the Supreme Court for political reasons is the equivalent of accepting the divinity of Christ.”
The answer is simple. These same people believe Trump is a self made billionaire; a great businessman; J6th was just another tourist day at the Capitol; Biden is an illegitimate president; Santa Clause is real and democrats are the devil.
It’s not hard to understand why the evangelicals would support Trump faithfully. Their ministers are prosperity ministries, so they’re used to being fleeced as part of the flock.
And we all know that Pence is a man of faith. So much so, they he threw his Christian credentials to a man who is thrice married and cheated on all three of his wife’s, including Melania when she was pregnant. Not to mention, he stood back and stood by when the Access Hollywood tape came out. You remember, “I can grab her by the p.....”.
Or how Pence said nothing for three years after J6th, until, of course he decided to run for president.
Yup, these evangelicals are true adherents to Jesus. Didn’t Jesus say, “beware of false prophets? In Trump’s case, they hit the twofer: a gilded, false prophet!
I’m positive God warned Moses about the Israelites idolizing false golden gods: the golden calf, comes to mind.
"Delusional" is the word for it, though I'm not certain that it's strong enough. Then, too, evangelicals delude themselves into at least claiming to believe that every word of the bible is true, and that's a leap I doubt even Carl Lewis could make.
Here's another point, though: Trump has made a point of LOOKING as though he's a person of faith, what with those interviews about his favorite bible verse, the quip about "2 Corinthians" and that disastrous stroll out to the church, where he held a bible UPSIDE-DOWN. I note that Joe Biden is clearly a religious man, though he makes far less a public point of it than Trump does, and I think that's very telling. Those who are confident and comfortable in whatever beliefs they may have may tend to be less outre about them. Personally, I think Trump's religious expressions are far more about PANDERING to religious voters than anything else.
Because I think Trump is about as genuinely religious as the proverbial hole in the equally proverbial head.
Here it is: proof that the religion they practice is closer to the religion of money, power and influence that Trump practices than the religion of Jesus.
Anyone shocked by this? Anyone at all? This story's all over the 'Net. Meanwhile, there's a devastating government shutdown looming. Where's the GOPs action on THAT?
"Do not suppose that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I did not come to bring peace, but a sword. For I have come to turn a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law---a man's enemies will be members of his own household. Anyone who loves their father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; anyone who loves their son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me." -- Matthew 10:34-37
Donald Trump believes bigly. He has the best faith, only the best. People tell me all the time, can you believe how great Donald Trump's faith is? His faith is fantastic.
Donald Trump is a Juche, like his buddy in North Korea.
Juche transfers worship of a deity to worship of the country's leader. It's a man-centered ideology where (and I quote) "man is the master of everything and decides everything."
"Pastors across the country should be ashamed of themselves."
If they were capable of being ashamed of themselves, the wouldn't be pastors.
If Donald Trump is a man of faith, then he demonstrates the disconnect between religion and morality about as well as it can be done. When you look back all the horrors perpetrated in the name of faith, it is beyond me how people can see faith as a virtue. The Twin Towers were taken down in the name of faith.
"Trump, on the other hand, is a thrice-married racist who paid hush money to porn stars he was having affairs with when his current wife was pregnant with his fifth child. A sexual abuser. "
Sounds like a man of faith to me.
The right wing base sure do revel in their gullibility and ignorance, don’t they.
Here’s the thing, Trump is a person of faith because he supports the same cruel positions they hold dear, and on the same token, Biden is not a person of faith because his policies (some of them anyway, he was an author of some of the racism in the 90’s, some of which he’s walked back and remedied) are empathetic or kind to “the others”. So this survey illustrates the type of acceptable faith this population of Americans value. Even though I called them gullible and stupid, it is more about their lack of empathy or any sort of kindness than brains. They liked Trump from the beginning because he said a lot of cruel, hurtful and bigoted things and when he did harmful, cruel and bigoted things in office they ignored the harmful, cruel and bigoted things he did to them because they wanted those other things to happen to others. And because he validated their own cruel, hurtful, bigoted feelings.
I get down when I think about this group of assholes, but I have to tell myself they really are the minority and the youth are leaning toward kindness and tolerance. We need to keep cultivating that in our youth, but that is why so many folks like yesterday’s school board members are fighting so hard to become school board members and local, state and federal officials.
It’s still depressing but there’s some hope.
Agent Orange doesn't want to be a President. He doesn't want to be a dictator. He doesn't want to be a king, or an emperor.
Donald Trump wants to be a Pharaoh.
He wants to be a god-king, a living god on Earth. He doesn't just want to be obeyed, he wants to be worshipped as divine.
And his gun-and-Bible devotees already do. They don't think of him as a "man of faith," He's THE faith. Many already openly compare him to a Messiah, and they won't stop there. They want to call him God, and they'll do whatever their god orders them to do.
OT- Sen. Feinstein dead at 90: https://apnews.com/article/dianne-feinstein-dead-c831f3228ac44faa9653234570bb8ce9
Mixed feelings, here. She should have retired- and not just when her most recent health troubles began. Seats in government are not meant to be personal fiefdoms, only transferable upon your death. There comes a time to pass the torch, and her time to do that came and went twenty years ago.
“The only reason anyone would seriously think he’s a person of faith is because Trump just tells people he is. They believe the lie. They buy into the pandering. Or else they think installing right-wing justices on the Supreme Court for political reasons is the equivalent of accepting the divinity of Christ.”
The answer is simple. These same people believe Trump is a self made billionaire; a great businessman; J6th was just another tourist day at the Capitol; Biden is an illegitimate president; Santa Clause is real and democrats are the devil.
It’s not hard to understand why the evangelicals would support Trump faithfully. Their ministers are prosperity ministries, so they’re used to being fleeced as part of the flock.
And we all know that Pence is a man of faith. So much so, they he threw his Christian credentials to a man who is thrice married and cheated on all three of his wife’s, including Melania when she was pregnant. Not to mention, he stood back and stood by when the Access Hollywood tape came out. You remember, “I can grab her by the p.....”.
Or how Pence said nothing for three years after J6th, until, of course he decided to run for president.
Yup, these evangelicals are true adherents to Jesus. Didn’t Jesus say, “beware of false prophets? In Trump’s case, they hit the twofer: a gilded, false prophet!
I’m positive God warned Moses about the Israelites idolizing false golden gods: the golden calf, comes to mind.
Just saying....:)
"Delusional" is the word for it, though I'm not certain that it's strong enough. Then, too, evangelicals delude themselves into at least claiming to believe that every word of the bible is true, and that's a leap I doubt even Carl Lewis could make.
Here's another point, though: Trump has made a point of LOOKING as though he's a person of faith, what with those interviews about his favorite bible verse, the quip about "2 Corinthians" and that disastrous stroll out to the church, where he held a bible UPSIDE-DOWN. I note that Joe Biden is clearly a religious man, though he makes far less a public point of it than Trump does, and I think that's very telling. Those who are confident and comfortable in whatever beliefs they may have may tend to be less outre about them. Personally, I think Trump's religious expressions are far more about PANDERING to religious voters than anything else.
Because I think Trump is about as genuinely religious as the proverbial hole in the equally proverbial head.
Here it is: proof that the religion they practice is closer to the religion of money, power and influence that Trump practices than the religion of Jesus.
"Faith" is worthless--a belief in something without evidence. It doesn't get any dumber than that.
Well, by definition these "people of faith" have already demonstrated their gullibility. Not surprised how easily they are hoodwinked.
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"GOP's Own Impeachment Witnesses Admit They Can't Offer Evidence of Biden Crimes"
https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-news/biden-impeachment-inquiry-hearing-derailed-evidence-1234834312/
Anyone shocked by this? Anyone at all? This story's all over the 'Net. Meanwhile, there's a devastating government shutdown looming. Where's the GOPs action on THAT?
"Do not suppose that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I did not come to bring peace, but a sword. For I have come to turn a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law---a man's enemies will be members of his own household. Anyone who loves their father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; anyone who loves their son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me." -- Matthew 10:34-37
Gee, maybe Trump really is a Christian.
Donald Trump believes bigly. He has the best faith, only the best. People tell me all the time, can you believe how great Donald Trump's faith is? His faith is fantastic.
Donald Trump is a Juche, like his buddy in North Korea.
Juche transfers worship of a deity to worship of the country's leader. It's a man-centered ideology where (and I quote) "man is the master of everything and decides everything."
Sound familiar?
I’m just gonna leave this here.
https://www.psypost.org/2019/11/meta-analysis-of-83-studies-produces-very-strong-evidence-for-a-negative-relationship-between-intelligence-and-religiosity-54897?fbclid=IwAR3ej989fWSCGKKMNIsZYJc4nTfXwscbebF2DgeXLnp9rHV20uI9wMLjTF8_aem_AbhfeMszs0otNb2MF9gVuNs1QtINz_dcgWFUhVCnTdPOaYVEBnSiSl06wTp3Zc7dMU8